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encounterer

encounterer noun: one who encounters; an opponent or antagonist.

Noun

encounterer (plural encounterers)

  1. One who encounters; an opponent or antagonist.
    • The doctrines of the Reformation have , for near two centuries , kept the field against all encounterers1687, Francis Atterbury, An Answer to Some Considerations on the Spirit of Martin Luther

Forms of encounterer

pluralencounterers

Origin of encounterer

From encounter + -er.

Questions about encounterer

What does encounterer mean?
Encounterer means one who encounters; an opponent or antagonist.
What part of speech is encounterer?
Encounterer is a noun.
What is the plural of encounterer?
The plural of encounterer is encounterers.

Words near encounterer in the dictionary

  1. encounter
  2. encounter group
  3. encounter groups
  4. encounterable
  5. encountered
  6. encounterer
  7. encounterers
  8. encounterest
  9. encountereth
  10. encountering
  11. encounterings

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