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heathener

heathener noun: one who lives in heathenry or heathendom; a heathen. Also the comparative form of heathen.

Noun

heathener (plural heatheners)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) One who lives in heathenry or heathendom; a heathen.

Also used as

heathener is also the comparative form of heathen.

Forms of heathener

pluralheatheners

Origin of heathener

From heathen + -er.

Questions about heathener

What does heathener mean?
Heathener means one who lives in heathenry or heathendom; a heathen.
What part of speech is heathener?
Heathener is a noun.
What is the plural of heathener?
The plural of heathener is heatheners.

Words near heathener in the dictionary

  1. heathcropper
  2. heathcroppers
  3. heathen
  4. heathendom
  5. heathendoms
  6. heathener
  7. heatheness
  8. heathenesse
  9. heathenesses
  10. heathenest
  11. heathenhood

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