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begetters

begetters is the plural of begetter.

Meaning of begetter

Noun

begetter (plural begetters)

  1. A procreator; one who begets.
    • Our fond Begetters, who would never die,
      Love but themselves in their posteritie.1681, John Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel, Dublin, page 17
  2. (figuratively) An originator; a creator.
    • To the onlie begetter of these insuing sonnets Mr. W. H. all happinesse and that eternitie promised by our ever-living poet wisheth the well-wishing adventurer in setting forth.1609, William Shakespeare, “(please specify the sonnet number)”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […]^([Dedication]), London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC

Questions about begetters

What is begetters the plural of?
Begetters is the plural of begetter.

Words near begetters in the dictionary

  1. beget
  2. begets
  3. begettal
  4. begettals
  5. begetter
  6. begetters
  7. begettest
  8. begetteth
  9. begetting
  10. begettings
  11. Begg

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