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affrighter

affrighter noun: one who frightens.

Noun

affrighter (plural affrighters)

  1. (archaic) One who frightens.

Forms of affrighter

pluralaffrighters

Origin of affrighter

From affright + -er.

Questions about affrighter

What does affrighter mean?
Affrighter means one who frightens.
What part of speech is affrighter?
Affrighter is a noun.
What is the plural of affrighter?
The plural of affrighter is affrighters.

Words near affrighter in the dictionary

  1. affrightedly
  2. affrighten
  3. affrightened
  4. affrightening
  5. affrightens
  6. affrighter
  7. affrighters
  8. affrightest
  9. affrighteth
  10. affrightful
  11. affrightfully

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