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forbearer

forbearer noun: one who forbears.

Noun

forbearer (plural forbearers)

  1. One who forbears.
    • The West, as a father, all goodness doth bring, The East, a forbearer no manner of thing1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: […] Robert Triphook, […], and William Sancho, […]...

Forms of forbearer

pluralforbearers

Origin of forbearer

From forbear + -er.

Questions about forbearer

What does forbearer mean?
Forbearer means one who forbears.
What part of speech is forbearer?
Forbearer is a noun.
What is the plural of forbearer?
The plural of forbearer is forbearers.

Words near forbearer in the dictionary

  1. forbearance
  2. forbearances
  3. forbearant
  4. forbearantly
  5. forbeare
  6. forbearer
  7. forbearers
  8. forbeares
  9. forbearest
  10. forbeareth
  11. forbearing

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