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wielder

wielder noun: a person who wields something, especially power.

Noun

wielder (plural wielders)

  1. A person who wields something, especially power
    • Giygas is no longer the wielder of Evil. He has become the embodiment of Evil itself... which he cannot control on his own.1995, HAL Laboratory, EarthBound, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
  2. (obsolete) A manager

Forms of wielder

pluralwielders

Origin of wielder

From wield + -er.

Questions about wielder

What does wielder mean?
Wielder means a person who wields something, especially power.
What part of speech is wielder?
Wielder is a noun.
What is the plural of wielder?
The plural of wielder is wielders.

Words near wielder in the dictionary

  1. Wielands
  2. wield
  3. wieldable
  4. wieldance
  5. wielded
  6. wielder
  7. wielders
  8. wieldier
  9. wieldiest
  10. wieldiness
  11. wielding

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