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railer

railer noun: one who rails.

Noun

railer (plural railers)

  1. One who rails.
    • Thus ſay the common People that knovv him, A Saint abroad, and a Devil at home: His poor Family finds it ſo, he is ſuch a churl, ſuch a railer at, and ſo unreaſonable vvith his Servants, that they neither knovv hovv to do for, or ſpeak to him.1678, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World, to That which is to Come: […], London: […] Nath[aniel] Ponder […], →OCLC, pages 106–107

Forms of railer

pluralrailers

Origin of railer

From rail + -er.

Words formed from railer

Words that rhyme with railer

9 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about railer

What does railer mean?
Railer means one who rails.
What part of speech is railer?
Railer is a noun.
What is the plural of railer?
The plural of railer is railers.

Words near railer in the dictionary

  1. railcarfuls
  2. railcars
  3. raile
  4. railed
  5. railed out
  6. railer
  7. railers
  8. railes
  9. railest
  10. raileth
  11. Railey

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