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outsmarter

outsmarter noun: one who outsmarts someone; the victor in a battle of wits.

Noun

outsmarter (plural outsmarters)

  1. One who outsmarts someone; the victor in a battle of wits.
    • […] not just brave and clever, but the beater of Egyptians and the outsmarter of Italians.1994, Graham Dawson, Soldier Heroes, page 249
    • He is, after all, having no body left to speak of and confined indoors, now all brain, a manipulator, an outsmarter.2003, Jack Shadoian, Dreams and Dead Ends: The American Gangster Film, page 301

Forms of outsmarter

pluraloutsmarters

Origin of outsmarter

From outsmart + -er.

Questions about outsmarter

What does outsmarter mean?
Outsmarter means one who outsmarts someone; the victor in a battle of wits.
What part of speech is outsmarter?
Outsmarter is a noun.
What is the plural of outsmarter?
The plural of outsmarter is outsmarters.

Words near outsmarter in the dictionary

  1. outsluts
  2. outslutted
  3. outslutting
  4. outsmart
  5. outsmarted
  6. outsmarter
  7. outsmarters
  8. outsmarting
  9. outsmartings
  10. outsmarts
  11. outsmell

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