"explainer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: explainers [plural]
Etymology: explain + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|explain|er|id2=agent noun}} explain + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} explainer (plural explainers)
  1. Agent noun of explain; one who explains. Tags: agent, form-of Form of: explain (extra: one who explains)
    Sense id: en-explainer-en-noun-T0uL3P7z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 87 13
  2. (chiefly journalism) A guide that explains a topic. Categories (topical): Mass media
    Sense id: en-explainer-en-noun-tpnAyDBK Categories (other): English terms with collocations Topics: journalism, media
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: explanator Derived forms: Irving the Explainer, Morris the Explainer

Inflected forms

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