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co-opter

co-opter noun: one who co-opts.

Noun

co-opter (plural co-opters)

  1. One who co-opts.
    • In the front page article "GAA Responds to Resigned Members" there are contained so many lies and slanders that I must respond. Firstly, the "response" you printed was never approved of by the general membership of GAA. The co-opters of the organization never even brought the statement up for a...1979 December 8, R. Paul Martin, “Curiouser And Curiouser”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 20, page 5

Forms of co-opter

pluralco-opters

Questions about co-opter

What does co-opter mean?
Co-opter means one who co-opts.
What part of speech is co-opter?
Co-opter is a noun.
What is the plural of co-opter?
The plural of co-opter is co-opters.

Words near co-opter in the dictionary

  1. co-opt
  2. co-optation
  3. co-optations
  4. co-optative
  5. co-opted
  6. co-opter
  7. co-opting
  8. co-option
  9. co-options
  10. co-optive
  11. co-opts

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