"addresser" meaning in English

See addresser in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: addressers [plural]
Etymology: From address + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|address|er|id2=agent noun}} address + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} addresser (plural addressers)
  1. A person who gives an address or speech. Translations (a person who gives an address or speech): ବକ୍ତା (baktā) (Odia), orador [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-addresser-en-noun-zu4hnjAr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Odia translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 40 44 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 29 32 34 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 31 34 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Odia translations: 25 32 38 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 33 35 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 25 34 38 4 Disambiguation of 'a person who gives an address or speech': 58 20 21 1
  2. A person who addresses someone (directs spoken or written communication toward someone). Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-addresser-en-noun-xKd5VuE- Disambiguation of People: 28 43 29 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Odia translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 40 44 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 29 32 34 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 31 34 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Odia translations: 25 32 38 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 33 35 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 25 34 38 4
  3. A person who addresses (applies an address to an object to be delivered to a particular location).
    Sense id: en-addresser-en-noun-lL0Ni27o Categories (other): 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 German translations, Terms with Odia translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 40 44 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 29 32 34 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 31 34 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 28 42 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 32 43 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 30 40 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Odia translations: 25 32 38 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 33 35 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 25 34 38 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 26 29 40 5
  4. A machine that addresses. Translations (a machine that addresses): Adressiermaschine [feminine] (German), endereçador [masculine] (Portuguese), göndergeç (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-addresser-en-noun-c6uJpSae Disambiguation of 'a machine that addresses': 1 4 5 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: addressor Translations (a person who addresses an object to be delivered): Versender [masculine] (German), Versenderin [feminine] (German), ପ୍ରେରକ (preraka) (Odia), endereçador [masculine] (Portuguese), gönderen (Turkish), ladetan [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hiladetan [masculine] (Volapük), jiladetan [feminine] (Volapük)
Disambiguation of 'a person who addresses an object to be delivered': 29 30 38 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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