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astounders

astounders is the plural of astounder.

Meaning of astounder

Noun

astounder (plural astounders)

  1. A person who astounds.
    • […] while waiting for my interview at Government House, I had been dazzled by two most gorgeously-apparelled Rajahs, who went in before me; and as I heard that the Viceroy was to have a farewell garden party on Friday, the 7th of December, I was most anxious to see […] a crowd of these astounders.1892, John James Aubertin, chapter 2, in Wanderings and Wonderings, London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, page 21
  2. A thing or occurrence that astounds.
    • “My dear France,” he says, holding both her hands, “this is an astounder. We knew you were coming, but not so soon. When did you arrive, and where are you located?”1876, May Agnes Fleming, chapter 5, in A Mad Marriage, New York: G.W. Carleton, page 328

Questions about astounders

What is astounders the plural of?
Astounders is the plural of astounder.

Words near astounders in the dictionary

  1. astoundable
  2. astounded
  3. astoundedly
  4. astoundedness
  5. astounder
  6. astounders
  7. astoundest
  8. astoundeth
  9. astounding
  10. astoundingly
  11. astoundingness

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