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mislayer

mislayer noun: one who mislays.

Noun

mislayer (plural mislayers)

  1. One who mislays.
    • The Miſlaier of a Meere Stone is to blame.1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Judicature”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC, pages 316–317

Forms of mislayer

pluralmislayers

Origin of mislayer

From mislay + -er.

Questions about mislayer

What does mislayer mean?
Mislayer means one who mislays.
What part of speech is mislayer?
Mislayer is a noun.
What is the plural of mislayer?
The plural of mislayer is mislayers.

Words near mislayer in the dictionary

  1. mislaundering
  2. mislaunders
  3. mislay
  4. mislayal
  5. mislayals
  6. mislayer
  7. mislayers
  8. mislaying
  9. mislayings
  10. mislays
  11. misle

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