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obstructer

obstructer is the agent noun of obstruct.

Meaning of obstruct

Verb

obstruct (third-person singular simple present obstructs, present participle obstructing, simple past and past participle obstructed)

  1. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
    Synonyms:
    block
  2. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
    • They obstructed my progress.
  3. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

Forms of obstructer

pluralobstructers
alternative formobstructor

Origin of obstructer

From obstruct + -er.

Questions about obstructer

What is obstructer the agent noun of?
Obstructer is the agent noun of obstruct.

Words near obstructer in the dictionary

  1. obstructant
  2. obstructants
  3. obstructed
  4. obstructedly
  5. obstructedness
  6. obstructer
  7. obstructers
  8. obstructible
  9. obstructing
  10. obstructing the field
  11. obstructingly

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Adapted from Wiktionary: obstructer (page history and authors); obstruct (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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