"triggerer" meaning in All languages combined

See triggerer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: triggerers [plural]
Etymology: From trigger + -er. Attested since the 20th century. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|trigger|er}} trigger + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} triggerer (plural triggerers)
  1. One who or that which triggers. Synonyms: trigger

Inflected forms

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