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correctioner

correctioner noun: one who is, or who has been, in the house of correction.

Noun

correctioner (plural correctioners)

  1. (obsolete) One who is, or who has been, in the house of correction.
    • you filthy famish'd Correctioner,c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...

Forms of correctioner

pluralcorrectioners

Origin of correctioner

From correction + -er.

Questions about correctioner

What does correctioner mean?
Correctioner means one who is, or who has been, in the house of correction.
What part of speech is correctioner?
Correctioner is a noun.
What is the plural of correctioner?
The plural of correctioner is correctioners.

Words near correctioner in the dictionary

  1. correctional institution
  2. correctional institutions
  3. correctional officer
  4. correctional officers
  5. correctionally
  6. correctioner
  7. correctioners
  8. correctionist
  9. correctionists
  10. correctionless
  11. corrections

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