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abounder

Syllables: abound·erUK/əˈbaʊndə/US/əˈbaʊndəɹ/

abounder noun: often followed by in: one who abounds in something; one who has plenty.

Noun

abounder (plural abounders)

  1. Often followed by in: one who abounds in something; one who has plenty.
    • Say, ye ſtrangers to Care, and abounders in Mirth! vvhat vvill he do, vvhen he finds himſelf ſtill ſubſiſting in a ſtate, vvhere none of thoſe Pleaſures, for vvhich alone he vviſh'd to ſubſiſt, can poſſibly any longer ſubſiſt vvith him?1755, [Edward Young], “Letter III. On Pleasure.”, in The Centaur Not Fabulous. […], London: […] A[ndrew] Millar […]; [a]nd R[obert] and J[ames] Dodsley […], →OCLC, page 168
    • Wanters, abounders, / March, in gay mixture, / Men, my surrounders! / I am the fixture.1876, Robert Browning, “Pisgah-Sights. 2.”, in Pacchiarotto and How He Worked in Distemper: With Other Poems, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC, stanza 5, page 81

Forms of abounder

pluralabounders

Origin of abounder

From abound + -er.

Words that rhyme with abounder

Questions about abounder

What does abounder mean?
Abounder means often followed by in: one who abounds in something; one who has plenty.
What part of speech is abounder?
Abounder is a noun.
How do you pronounce abounder?
Abounder is pronounced /əˈbaʊndə/ (UK).
What is the plural of abounder?
The plural of abounder is abounders.

Words near abounder in the dictionary

  1. abounded
  2. abounded in
  3. abounded in one's own sense
  4. abounded with
  5. aboundedst
  6. abounder
  7. abounders
  8. aboundest
  9. aboundeth
  10. abounding
  11. abounding in

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