"experiencer" meaning in All languages combined

See experiencer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: experiencers [plural]
Etymology: From experience + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|experience|er|id2=agent noun}} experience + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} experiencer (plural experiencers)
  1. A person who experiences.
    Sense id: en-experiencer-en-noun-YJeZ29y5
  2. (ufology) A person who has had a close encounter.
    Sense id: en-experiencer-en-noun-M2ZXicmR Categories (other): Ufology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 51 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 10 50 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 54 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 55 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 58 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 65 31 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences, ufology
  3. (linguistics) A thematic relation where something undergoes a situation or sensation lacking a semantic agent. Translations (linguistics: thematic relation): experimentante [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-experiencer-en-noun-31KoYU-S Categories (other): Linguistics, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 51 42 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'linguistics: thematic relation': 1 31 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: NDEer, UFOer

Inflected forms

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