befriender
UK/bɪˈfɹɛndə/US/bɪˈfɹɛndɚ/
befriender noun: one who befriends.
Noun
befriender (plural befrienders)
- One who befriends.
- She also has a regular commitment as a 'befriender' to the elderly, and has now volunteered to become SWR's charity champion in order to more fully bring her expertise and enthusiasm in this area to bear.2019 December 18, Paul Stephen, “This is the best job I've ever had”, in Rail, page 53
Forms of befriender
| plural | befrienders |
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Origin of befriender
From befriend + -er.
Words that rhyme with befriender
Questions about befriender
- What does befriender mean?
- Befriender means one who befriends.
- What part of speech is befriender?
- Befriender is a noun.
- How do you pronounce befriender?
- Befriender is pronounced /bɪˈfɹɛndə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of befriender?
- The plural of befriender is befrienders.
Words near befriender in the dictionary
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