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underpinner

underpinner noun: one who, or that which, underpins.

Noun

underpinner (plural underpinners)

  1. One who, or that which, underpins.

Forms of underpinner

pluralunderpinners

Origin of underpinner

From underpin + -er.

Questions about underpinner

What does underpinner mean?
Underpinner means one who, or that which, underpins.
What part of speech is underpinner?
Underpinner is a noun.
What is the plural of underpinner?
The plural of underpinner is underpinners.

Words near underpinner in the dictionary

  1. underphosphorylated
  2. underpigmentation
  3. underpigmented
  4. underpin
  5. underpinned
  6. underpinner
  7. underpinners
  8. underpinning
  9. underpinnings
  10. underpins
  11. underpitched

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