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departer

departer noun: someone who departs.

Noun

departer (plural departers)

  1. Someone who departs.
    • Late departers (late May) are surf scoters, while harlequins and white-winged scoters may occur in summer.1961, British Columbia Provincial Museum, Report of the Provincial Museum of Natural History, page 22
  2. (obsolete) Someone who refines metals by separation.

Forms of departer

pluraldeparters

Origin of departer

From depart + -er.

Questions about departer

What does departer mean?
Departer means someone who departs.
What part of speech is departer?
Departer is a noun.
What is the plural of departer?
The plural of departer is departers.

Words near departer in the dictionary

  1. departedness
  2. departeds
  3. departedst
  4. departee
  5. departees
  6. departer
  7. departers
  8. departest
  9. departeth
  10. departiculate
  11. departiculated

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