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encloser

UK/ɪnˈkləʊzə/

encloser noun: someone who appropriates common land.

Noun

encloser (plural enclosers)

  1. (historical) Someone who appropriates common land.
    • It was said, for example, that […] the families of notorious enclosers always died out in three generations […].1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 94
    • Ironically, it was the encloser who had acted in an unbounded manner by violating the institutional boundaries of local community power.1991, Victor Magagna, Communities of Grain
  2. More generally, someone or something that encloses something.
  3. An object, procedure, or other portion of code that defines the scope of a variable.

Forms of encloser

pluralenclosers
alternative form (archaic)incloser

Origin of encloser

From enclose + -er.

Questions about encloser

What does encloser mean?
Encloser means someone who appropriates common land.
What part of speech is encloser?
Encloser is a noun.
How do you pronounce encloser?
Encloser is pronounced /ɪnˈkləʊzə/ (UK).
What is the plural of encloser?
The plural of encloser is enclosers.

Words near encloser in the dictionary

  1. enclose
  2. enclosed
  3. enclosed order
  4. enclosed orders
  5. enclosedness
  6. encloser
  7. enclosers
  8. encloses
  9. enclosest
  10. encloseth
  11. enclosing

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