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desponder

desponder noun: one who desponds.

Noun

desponder (plural desponders)

  1. One who desponds.

Forms of desponder

pluraldesponders

Origin of desponder

From despond + -er.

Questions about desponder

What does desponder mean?
Desponder means one who desponds.
What part of speech is desponder?
Desponder is a noun.
What is the plural of desponder?
The plural of desponder is desponders.

Words near desponder in the dictionary

  1. despondences
  2. despondencies
  3. despondency
  4. despondent
  5. despondently
  6. desponder
  7. desponders
  8. despondest
  9. despondeth
  10. desponding
  11. despondingly

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