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retreater

retreater noun: one who retreats.

Noun

retreater (plural retreaters)

  1. One who retreats.
  2. A survivalist who plans to withdraw to a remote region in the event of a catastrophe.

Forms of retreater

pluralretreaters

Origin of retreater

From retreat + -er.

Questions about retreater

What does retreater mean?
Retreater means one who retreats.
What part of speech is retreater?
Retreater is a noun.
What is the plural of retreater?
The plural of retreater is retreaters.

Words near retreater in the dictionary

  1. retreat
  2. retreatal
  3. retreatant
  4. retreatants
  5. retreated
  6. retreater
  7. retreaters
  8. retreatest
  9. retreateth
  10. retreatful
  11. retreating

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