amasser
amasser noun: one who amasses.
Noun
amasser (plural amassers)
- One who amasses.
- [He] was a man of prodigious pride and vain-glory, which led him […] into no small errours, being a great Amasser of strange and incredible stories, led to relate them by his meer ambition of hunting after fame and the reputation of an universal Scholar.1677, John Webster, chapter 4, in The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft, London, page 59
- The amassers of fortunes seem divided into two opposite classes, lean, penurious-looking mortals, or jolly fellows who are determined to get possession of, because they want to enjoy the good things of the world.1821, William Hazlitt, Table-Talk, London: John Warren, Essay 11, “On Thought and Action,” p. 260
- Synonyms:
- accumulator, collector
Synonyms of amasser
Forms of amasser
| plural | amassers |
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Origin of amasser
From amass + -er.
Questions about amasser
- What does amasser mean?
- Amasser means one who amasses.
- What part of speech is amasser?
- Amasser is a noun.
- What is the plural of amasser?
- The plural of amasser is amassers.
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