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awaiter

awaiter noun: one who awaits.

Noun

awaiter (plural awaiters)

  1. One who awaits.
    • these awaiters of articulate acknowledgment1916, Edith Wharton, “The Long Wards”, in The Book of the Homeless
  2. An object that waits for the completion of an asynchronous task.

Forms of awaiter

pluralawaiters

Origin of awaiter

From Middle English awaytur; equivalent to await + -er.

Words that rhyme with awaiter

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Questions about awaiter

What does awaiter mean?
Awaiter means one who awaits.
What part of speech is awaiter?
Awaiter is a noun.
What is the plural of awaiter?
The plural of awaiter is awaiters.

Words near awaiter in the dictionary

  1. awaie
  2. await
  3. awaitable
  4. awaitables
  5. awaited
  6. awaiter
  7. awaiters
  8. awaitest
  9. awaiteth
  10. awaitin'
  11. awaiting

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