"abhorrer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əbˈhɔː.ɹə/ [UK], /æbˈhɔɹ.ɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-abhorrer.ogg , en-ca-abhorrer.ogg Forms: abhorrers [plural]
Etymology: From abhor + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|abhor|er|id2=agent noun}} abhor + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} abhorrer (plural abhorrers)
  1. One who abhors.
    Sense id: en-abhorrer-en-noun-2OTHS4q4
  2. (historical, sometimes capitalized) A nickname given in the early 17ᵗʰ century to signatories of addresses of a petition to reconvene parliament, addressed to Charles II. Tags: capitalized, historical, sometimes
    Sense id: en-abhorrer-en-noun--~P2e8Ab Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: abhor, abhorred, abhorrence, abhorrency, abhorrent, abhorrently, abhorrible, abhorring

Inflected forms

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