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discerner

discerner noun: one who, or that which, discerns, distinguishes, or judges.

Noun

discerner (plural discerners)

  1. One who, or that which, discerns, distinguishes, or judges.
    • a discerner of truth, of right and wrong
    • A great observer and discerner of men's natures.1702–1704, Edward [Hyde, 1st] Earl of Clarendon, (please specify |book=I to XVI), in The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641. […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed...

Forms of discerner

pluraldiscerners

Origin of discerner

From discern + -er.

Questions about discerner

What does discerner mean?
Discerner means one who, or that which, discerns, distinguishes, or judges.
What part of speech is discerner?
Discerner is a noun.
What is the plural of discerner?
The plural of discerner is discerners.

Words near discerner in the dictionary

  1. discernability
  2. discernable
  3. discernably
  4. discernance
  5. discerned
  6. discerner
  7. discerners
  8. discernest
  9. discerneth
  10. discernibility
  11. discernible

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