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overbearer

overbearer noun: one who overbears or is overbearing.

Noun

overbearer (plural overbearers)

  1. one who overbears or is overbearing
    • Underbearers in conversation are, undoubtedly, much less irksome than overbearers, yet too much hesitation and timidity render a man unfit for colloquial purposes; and we cannot but smile at Cowper's delineation of this very cautious gentleman.1836, Philip Bury Duncan, Essays on Conversation and on Quackery

Forms of overbearer

pluraloverbearers

Origin of overbearer

From Middle English overberere, equivalent to overbear + -er.

Questions about overbearer

What does overbearer mean?
Overbearer means one who overbears or is overbearing.
What part of speech is overbearer?
Overbearer is a noun.
What is the plural of overbearer?
The plural of overbearer is overbearers.

Words near overbearer in the dictionary

  1. Overbay
  2. Overbays
  3. overbeaming
  4. overbear
  5. overbearance
  6. overbearer
  7. overbearers
  8. overbearing
  9. overbearingly
  10. overbearingness
  11. overbears

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