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receder

receder noun: one who recedes.

Noun

receder (plural receders)

  1. One who recedes.
  2. A device for moving back the headblocks in a sawmill to accept the next log.

Forms of receder

pluralreceders

Origin of receder

From recede + -er.

Questions about receder

What does receder mean?
Receder means one who recedes.
What part of speech is receder?
Receder is a noun.
What is the plural of receder?
The plural of receder is receders.

Words near receder in the dictionary

  1. receaving
  2. recede
  3. receded
  4. recedence
  5. recedent
  6. receder
  7. receders
  8. recedes
  9. recedeth
  10. receding
  11. recedingly

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