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botherer

botherer is the agent noun of bother.

Meaning of bother

Noun

bother (countable and uncountable, plural bothers)

  1. Fuss, ado.
    • There was a bit of bother at the hairdresser's when they couldn't find my appointment in the book.
  2. Trouble, inconvenience.
    • Yes, I can do that for you—it’s no bother.

See all 8 meanings of bother

Forms of botherer

pluralbotherers

Origin of botherer

From bother + -er.

Words formed from botherer

Questions about botherer

What is botherer the agent noun of?
Botherer is the agent noun of bother.

Words near botherer in the dictionary

  1. botherations
  2. botherder
  3. botherders
  4. bothered
  5. bothered one's arse
  6. botherer
  7. botherers
  8. botherin'
  9. bothering
  10. bothering one's arse
  11. botherings

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