"abutter" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈbʌ.tɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abutter.wav [Southern-England] Forms: abutters [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌtə(ɹ) Etymology: abut + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|abut|er|id2=agent noun}} abut + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} abutter (plural abutters)
  1. One who, or that which, abuts, specifically, the owner of a contiguous estate.
    Sense id: en-abutter-en-noun-S3o7oi60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)

Inflected forms

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