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bereaver

bereaver noun: someone who bereaves.

Noun

bereaver (plural bereavers)

  1. Someone who bereaves.

Forms of bereaver

pluralbereavers

Origin of bereaver

From bereave + -er.

Questions about bereaver

What does bereaver mean?
Bereaver means someone who bereaves.
What part of speech is bereaver?
Bereaver is a noun.
What is the plural of bereaver?
The plural of bereaver is bereavers.

Words near bereaver in the dictionary

  1. bereaved
  2. bereavedness
  3. bereavement
  4. bereavements
  5. bereaven
  6. bereaver
  7. bereavers
  8. bereaves
  9. bereavest
  10. bereaveth
  11. bereaving

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