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cautioner

cautioner noun: a person who cautions.

Noun

cautioner (plural cautioners)

  1. A person who cautions.
  2. (Scotland) A surety.
    • Fourteen Days are only allowed for Sists of Execution, from the Date the Bill was signed, for the Clerks inquiring in the Condition of the Cautioner […]1693, James Dalrymple Stair, The institutions of the law of Scotland, page 755

Forms of cautioner

pluralcautioners

Origin of cautioner

From caution + -er.

Questions about cautioner

What does cautioner mean?
Cautioner means a person who cautions.
What part of speech is cautioner?
Cautioner is a noun.
What is the plural of cautioner?
The plural of cautioner is cautioners.

Words near cautioner in the dictionary

  1. cautionary block
  2. cautionary blocks
  3. cautionary tale
  4. cautionary tales
  5. cautioned
  6. cautioner
  7. cautioners
  8. cautioneth
  9. cautioning
  10. cautionings
  11. cautionist

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