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wantoner

wantoner noun: a wanton person. Also the comparative form of wanton.

Noun

wantoner (plural wantoners)

  1. A wanton person.
    • Luxury was abolished. People lived in honorable marriage. All the women were chaste, faithful, and far from wantoners.1943, Korean Research Bulletin, volumes 1-2, page 20

Also used as

wantoner is also the comparative form of wanton.

Forms of wantoner

pluralwantoners

Origin of wantoner

From wanton + -er (occupation suffix).

From wanton + -er (comparative suffix).

Questions about wantoner

What does wantoner mean?
Wantoner means a wanton person.
What part of speech is wantoner?
Wantoner is a noun.
What is the plural of wantoner?
The plural of wantoner is wantoners.

Words near wantoner in the dictionary

  1. wantokism
  2. wantoks
  3. wanton
  4. wanton kittens make sober cats
  5. wantoned
  6. wantoner
  7. wantoners
  8. wantonest
  9. wantoneth
  10. wantonhead
  11. wantonhood

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