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stonewaller

stonewaller noun: one who stonewalls.

Noun

stonewaller (plural stonewallers)

  1. One who stonewalls.
    • Much of the drama of “Frost/Nixon” rests on the idea that Nixon was a consummate stonewaller and Mr. Frost a glitz-hound and possible nincompoop, incapable of the obduracy required for such a reportorial effort.2007 April 26, Ginia Bellafante, “The Medium, the Message, the Drama of TV’s Q & A”, in New York Times
  2. A particularly obstructive blocker.

Forms of stonewaller

pluralstonewallers

Origin of stonewaller

From stonewall + -er.

Questions about stonewaller

What does stonewaller mean?
Stonewaller means one who stonewalls.
What part of speech is stonewaller?
Stonewaller is a noun.
What is the plural of stonewaller?
The plural of stonewaller is stonewallers.

Words near stonewaller in the dictionary

  1. stonethrowing
  2. stonewall
  3. Stonewall Attack
  4. Stonewall County
  5. stonewalled
  6. stonewaller
  7. stonewallers
  8. stonewalling
  9. stonewallings
  10. stonewalls
  11. stoneware

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