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overreacher

overreacher noun: one who overreaches.

Noun

overreacher (plural overreachers)

  1. One who overreaches.
    • Becker, a classic overreacher, came to grief in an almost comical way.2007 June 20, William Grimes, “For a Corrupt New York, a Lawman Who Fit In”, in New York Times

Forms of overreacher

pluraloverreachers

Origin of overreacher

From overreach + -er.

Questions about overreacher

What does overreacher mean?
Overreacher means one who overreaches.
What part of speech is overreacher?
Overreacher is a noun.
What is the plural of overreacher?
The plural of overreacher is overreachers.

Words near overreacher in the dictionary

  1. overrationalizes
  2. overrationalizing
  3. overraught
  4. overreach
  5. overreached
  6. overreacher
  7. overreachers
  8. overreaches
  9. overreachest
  10. overreacheth
  11. overreaching

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