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overbearers

overbearers is the plural of overbearer.

Meaning of overbearer

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

Questions about overbearers

What is overbearers the plural of?
Overbearers is the plural of overbearer.

Words near overbearers in the dictionary

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

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