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blockader

blockader noun: a person who blockades.

Noun

blockader (plural blockaders)

  1. A person who blockades
    • One worker ignored entreaties that she take the day off in recognition of the protest, as she waded through the blockaders to get to the door; others, who were successfully turned away by the protesters, were let into the building through another door by security guards.1983 April 9, John Kyper, “Nineteen Arrested In Berkeley Shock Protest”, in Gay Community News, page 3
  2. A ship used in blockading

Forms of blockader

pluralblockaders

Origin of blockader

From blockade + -er.

Questions about blockader

What does blockader mean?
Blockader means a person who blockades.
What part of speech is blockader?
Blockader is a noun.
What is the plural of blockader?
The plural of blockader is blockaders.

Words near blockader in the dictionary

  1. blockade runner
  2. blockade runners
  3. blockade whiskey
  4. blockade whiskeys
  5. blockaded
  6. blockader
  7. blockaders
  8. blockades
  9. blockading
  10. blockage
  11. blockages

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