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onlyer

/ˈəʊnliə(ɹ)/

onlyer noun: someone who only adheres to the particular thing mentioned, excluding any alternatives.

Noun

onlyer (plural onlyers)

  1. (in-compounds, informal, usually) Someone who only adheres to the particular thing mentioned, excluding any alternatives.
    • A KJV-onlyer believes that the King James Version of the Bible is superior to all other versions.
    • The meaning that can be derived from the word itself is "without error." In other words, the Bible was given without error of any sort. Now, excepting KJV-onlyers, most inerrantists would limit inerrancy to the original writings, none of which currently exist.1997 August 16, Trevor Peterson, “Re: Contradictions in the Bible”, in christnet.theology (Usenet)

Examples of onlyer in a sentence

  • A former Managing Director of ours made a statement when he said that there are no 'onlyers' in this business: 'only' a parts picker or 'only' a warehouseman.2002, Colin Shaw, Building Great Customer Experiences:
  • If that is true, then all the rest of the candidates are Israel-Onlyers2016 February 11, Bradford Richardson, “Sanders’s Secret Service code name revealed”, in The Hill:

Forms of onlyer

pluralonlyers
alternative formonlier

Origin of onlyer

From only + -er.

Words formed from onlyer

Questions about onlyer

What does onlyer mean?
Onlyer means someone who only adheres to the particular thing mentioned, excluding any alternatives.
How do you use onlyer in a sentence?
A former Managing Director of ours made a statement when he said that there are no 'onlyers' in this business: 'only' a parts picker or 'only' a warehouseman.
What part of speech is onlyer?
Onlyer is a noun.
How do you pronounce onlyer?
Onlyer is pronounced /ˈəʊnliə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of onlyer?
The plural of onlyer is onlyers.

Words near onlyer in the dictionary

  1. only too
  2. only trotting after
  3. only-begotten
  4. onlyborn
  5. onlyborns
  6. onlyer
  7. onlyers
  8. OnlyFans
  9. onlyhood
  10. onlys
  11. ONM

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