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overturner

overturner noun: one who, or that which, overturns.

Noun

overturner (plural overturners)

  1. One who, or that which, overturns.
    • Finally came Mr. Banhart, who was happily complicated: he served as comic relief, loud contrast, an embodiment of the music’s stereotypes and an overturner of them.2007 February 5, Ben Ratliff, “Free Spirits in a Groove That’s Folky and Tribal”, in New York Times

Forms of overturner

pluraloverturners

Origin of overturner

From overturn + -er.

Questions about overturner

What does overturner mean?
Overturner means one who, or that which, overturns.
What part of speech is overturner?
Overturner is a noun.
What is the plural of overturner?
The plural of overturner is overturners.

Words near overturner in the dictionary

  1. Overturfs
  2. overturing
  3. overturn
  4. overturnable
  5. overturned
  6. overturner
  7. overturners
  8. overturnest
  9. overturneth
  10. overturning
  11. overturnings

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