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overtaker

overtaker noun: one who overtakes.

Noun

overtaker (plural overtakers)

  1. One who overtakes.
    • That is to say, a fast steamer overtaking a slow steamer or a sailing ship, shall not run her down; and if the overtaker does run into the overtaken, then the overtaker is responsible.1872, Nautical Magazine

Forms of overtaker

pluralovertakers

Origin of overtaker

From overtake + -er.

Questions about overtaker

What does overtaker mean?
Overtaker means one who overtakes.
What part of speech is overtaker?
Overtaker is a noun.
What is the plural of overtaker?
The plural of overtaker is overtakers.

Words near overtaker in the dictionary

  1. overtakeable
  2. overtakeless
  3. overtakelessness
  4. overtaken
  5. overtakenness
  6. overtaker
  7. overtakers
  8. overtakes
  9. overtaketh
  10. overtaking
  11. overtaking lane

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