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cognizer

cognizer noun: one who, or that which, cognizes.

Noun

cognizer (plural cognizers)

  1. One who, or that which, cognizes.
    • So although McDowell takes experiences themselves to justify perceptual beliefs, this task always requires the cognizer to form beliefs or judgments about how the world appears to him (henceforth, ‘appearance beliefs’).2008 September 12, Hamid Vahid, “Experience and the Space of Reasons: The Problem of Non-Doxastic Justification”, in Erkenntnis, volume 69, number 3, →DOI

Forms of cognizer

pluralcognizers

Origin of cognizer

From cognize + -er.

Words that rhyme with cognizer

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Questions about cognizer

What does cognizer mean?
Cognizer means one who, or that which, cognizes.
What part of speech is cognizer?
Cognizer is a noun.
What is the plural of cognizer?
The plural of cognizer is cognizers.

Words near cognizer in the dictionary

  1. cognizaunces
  2. cognize
  3. cognized
  4. cognizee
  5. cognizees
  6. cognizer
  7. cognizers
  8. cognizes
  9. cognizing
  10. cognizings
  11. cognizor

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