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ransomer

ransomer noun: a person who pays a ransom.

Noun

ransomer (plural ransomers)

  1. A person who pays a ransom.

Forms of ransomer

pluralransomers

Origin of ransomer

From Middle English raunsoner (“redeemer”); equivalent to ransom + -er.

Questions about ransomer

What does ransomer mean?
Ransomer means a person who pays a ransom.
What part of speech is ransomer?
Ransomer is a noun.
What is the plural of ransomer?
The plural of ransomer is ransomers.

Words near ransomer in the dictionary

  1. ransom strip
  2. ransom strips
  3. ransomable
  4. Ransome
  5. ransomed
  6. ransomer
  7. ransomers
  8. Ransomes
  9. ransometh
  10. ransoming
  11. ransomite

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