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averter

averter noun: one who, or that which, averts.

Noun

averter (plural averters)

  1. One who, or that which, averts.
    • averters of evil
    • Running, they draw a protective circle. It keeps in the good: the wimmin, their fertility. It keeps out evil: the she-wolf. The boys are called Lupercus, averters of wolves.1980 February 16, Kore J. Sapphire, “The Politics of Valentines”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 29, page 11

Forms of averter

pluralaverters

Origin of averter

From avert + -er.

Questions about averter

What does averter mean?
Averter means one who, or that which, averts.
What part of speech is averter?
Averter is a noun.
What is the plural of averter?
The plural of averter is averters.

Words near averter in the dictionary

  1. aversivity
  2. avert
  3. avertable
  4. averted
  5. avertedly
  6. averter
  7. averters
  8. avertest
  9. averteth
  10. avertible
  11. avertiment

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