willer

willer noun: one who wills; who causes by an act of will or willpower.

Noun

willer (plural willers)

One who wills; who causes by an act of will or willpower.
- For he sayeth vnto Moses: I wyll haue mercy on whom I haue mercy, and haue compassion on whom I wyl haue compassion. It is not therfore of the wyller, nother of the runner, but of God the shewer of mercy.1538, Myles Coverdale, transl., The Newe Testamente both Latine and Englyshe, Romans 9.16
- […] he that shall act, or cause that Law to be executed, makes himself the Commander, or willer of it, which was originally the Will of others:1648, Robert Filmer, The Free-holders Grand Inquest, London, published 1679, page 62
Synonyms:

desirer
One who leaves an inheritance by writing a will.
- The father died. The females three Were much in haste the will to see. They read, and read, but still Saw not the willer's will. For could it well be understood That each of this sweet sisterhood, When she possess'd her part no more, Should to her mother pay it o'er?1880, Jean de La Fontaine, J W M. Gibbs, The fables of La Fontaine, tr. by E. Wright, page 48
- For if the actuality of a last will and testament takes effect only with the fact of the death of the willer and testator, then strictly speaking, what decides inheritance is not the will of the giver but his decease.2002, Jean-Luc Marion, Being Given: Toward a Phenomenology of Givenness

Willer (plural Willers)

If the universe shows God to be a great thinker, there is good reason why we should take the next step, and affirm that God is also a great Willer.1899, William Newton Clarke, Can I Believe in God the Father?, New York: Scribner, Lecture 2, p. 84:
They were perceivers, willers, and doers.1914, Jack London, chapter 3, in The Mutiny of the Elsinore:
They are entwined in nethermost darkness, the willer with the willed, and in an instant (fiat!) light shall flood the world.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 14: Oxen of the Sun]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey]...

From Middle English willar, wyller, equivalent to will + -er.

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What does willer mean?: Willer means one who wills; who causes by an act of will or willpower.
How do you use willer in a sentence?: If the universe shows God to be a great thinker, there is good reason why we should take the next step, and affirm that God is also a great Willer.
What part of speech is willer?: Willer can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of willer?: The plural of willer is willers.

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