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devolver

devolver noun: a devolutionist.

Noun

devolver (plural devolvers)

  1. A devolutionist.
    • It is on more traditional political attitudes where devolvers and reinventors draw on very different constituencies, creating two distinct packages of views toward government.1999, Paul Charles Light, The True Size of Government, page 55

Forms of devolver

pluraldevolvers

Origin of devolver

From devolve + -er.

Questions about devolver

What does devolver mean?
Devolver means a devolutionist.
What part of speech is devolver?
Devolver is a noun.
What is the plural of devolver?
The plural of devolver is devolvers.

Words near devolver in the dictionary

  1. devolved
  2. devolvee
  3. devolvees
  4. devolvement
  5. devolvements
  6. devolver
  7. devolvers
  8. devolves
  9. devolveth
  10. devolving
  11. devon

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