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okayer

okayer is the comparative form of okay.

Noun

okayer (plural okayers)

  1. One who OKs something; an approver.
    • […] there has grown up a real need for all sorts of executives, whether hirers and firers, okayers and yes-men, surrogates and designates, grand, exalted rubber-stampers, masters of the mimeographed memo, advisers to advisers […]1954, Perspectives USA, page 15

Forms of okayer

pluralokayers
alternative formOK'er

Origin of okayer

From okay + -er.

Questions about okayer

What does okayer mean?
Okayer means one who OKs something; an approver.
What is okayer the comparative form of?
Okayer is the comparative form of okay.
What part of speech is okayer?
Okayer is a noun.
What is the plural of okayer?
The plural of okayer is okayers.

Words near okayer in the dictionary

  1. okay
  2. okay, and
  3. Okayama
  4. okayamalite
  5. okayed
  6. okayer
  7. okayers
  8. okayest
  9. okaying
  10. okayish
  11. okayly

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