"banterer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈban.tɜː.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation, contemporary], /ˈbæn.tɜː.ə/ (note: conservative Received Pronunciation; General Australian), /ˈbæn.tɜɹ.əɹ/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈbɛn.tøː.ə/ [New-Zealand], /ˈbɛn.tøː.ɐ/ [New-Zealand], /ˈbɛn.tøː.a/ [New-Zealand], /ˈban.tɛɹ.əɹ/ [Scotland], /ˈban.ʈəːʳ.əɹ/ [India] Forms: banterers [plural]
enPR: băn′tûr-ər Rhymes: -æntɜːə Etymology: From banter + -er (agent noun). Etymology templates: {{af|en|banter|-er<id:agent noun><pos:agent noun>}} banter + -er (agent noun) Head templates: {{en-noun}} banterer (plural banterers)
  1. One who banters, one who engages in bantering.

Inflected forms

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