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delayer

delayer noun: one who delays.

Noun

delayer (plural delayers)

  1. One who delays.
  2. A substance that is used to slow the rate of combustion of a solid rocket fuel so as to make it more controllable

Verb

delayer (third-person singular simple present delayers, present participle delayering, simple past and past participle delayered)

  1. (transitive) To remove layers from; to strip away levels from.
    • I've put on every item of clothing I packed in about eight layers. […] Slowly as the morning wore on and I built up a sweat, I de-layered myself. Now I'm down to just two layers of clothing, including two pairs of gloves and socks.2015, Elle Casey, Love in New York: Book 2 (Cabin Fever)

Forms of delayer

Noun
pluraldelayers
Verb
third-person singular presentdelayers
present participledelayering
past participledelayered
pastdelayered

Origin of delayer

From delay + -er.

From de- + layer.

Questions about delayer

What does delayer mean?
Delayer means one who delays.
What part of speech is delayer?
Delayer can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of delayer?
The plural of delayer is delayers.

Words near delayer in the dictionary

  1. delayed puberty
  2. delayed sleep phase disorder
  3. delayed sleep phase disorders
  4. delayed sleep phase syndrome
  5. delayed-onset muscle soreness
  6. delayer
  7. delayered
  8. delayering
  9. delayers
  10. delayeth
  11. delayful

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