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dreader

dreader noun: one who dreads.

Noun

dreader (plural dreaders)

  1. One who dreads.

Forms of dreader

pluraldreaders

Origin of dreader

From dread + -er.

Questions about dreader

What does dreader mean?
Dreader means one who dreads.
What part of speech is dreader?
Dreader is a noun.
What is the plural of dreader?
The plural of dreader is dreaders.

Words near dreader in the dictionary

  1. dreadedness
  2. dreaden
  3. dreadened
  4. dreadening
  5. dreadens
  6. dreader
  7. dreaders
  8. dreadest
  9. dreadeth
  10. dreadful
  11. dreadfulest

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