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extirper

extirper noun: an extirpator.

Noun

extirper (plural extirpers)

  1. (obsolete) An extirpator.
    • extirpers of tyrants1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas...

Forms of extirper

pluralextirpers

Origin of extirper

From extirp + -er.

Questions about extirper

What does extirper mean?
Extirper means an extirpator.
What part of speech is extirper?
Extirper is a noun.
What is the plural of extirper?
The plural of extirper is extirpers.

Words near extirper in the dictionary

  1. extirpative
  2. extirpator
  3. extirpators
  4. extirpatory
  5. extirped
  6. extirper
  7. extirpers
  8. extirping
  9. extirps
  10. extispex
  11. extispices

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