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firster

firster noun: a person who advocates the primacy of the named entity (who puts it first).

Noun

firster (plural firsters)

  1. (in-compounds) A person who advocates the primacy of the named entity (who puts it first).
    • In recent years, “knowledge-first” epistemologists have worried that any analysis of knowledge fails to recognize that knowledge is more fundamental than epistemic analysis. Knowledge, the knowledge-firster contends, should be taken as an epistemic primitive.2019, Branden Fitelson, Rodrigo Borges, Cherie Braden, Themes from Klein: Knowledge, Scepticism, and Justification, Springer, →ISBN, page 5

Adjective

firster (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Earlier, former.

Forms of firster

pluralfirsters

Origin of firster

From first + -er (“supporter”).

From first + -er (comparative suffix).

Questions about firster

What does firster mean?
Firster means a person who advocates the primacy of the named entity (who puts it first).
What part of speech is firster?
Firster can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of firster?
The plural of firster is firsters.

Words near firster in the dictionary

  1. firstborns
  2. firstcomer
  3. firstcomers
  4. firste
  5. firsted
  6. firster
  7. firsters
  8. firstest
  9. firstfoot
  10. firstfruit
  11. firstfruits

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