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preventor

preventor is the alternative form of preventer.

Meaning of preventer

Noun

preventer (plural preventers)

  1. One who, or that which, prevents.
  2. An arrangement, made with ropes and blocks, that prevents the boom of a sailing boat from performing a jibe.
  3. Any of various lines set up to reinforce or relieve ordinary running or standing rigging.

Forms of preventor

pluralpreventors

Origin of preventor

From prevent + -or.

Questions about preventor

What is preventor the alternative form of?
Preventor is the alternative form of preventer.

Words near preventor in the dictionary

  1. preventively
  2. preventiveness
  3. preventives
  4. preventivist
  5. preventivists
  6. preventor
  7. preventoria
  8. preventorial
  9. preventorium
  10. preventoriums
  11. preventors

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Adapted from Wiktionary: preventor (page history and authors); preventer (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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