"betterer" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: better + -er (comparative suffix) Etymology templates: {{af|en|better|-er|id2=comparative|pos2=comparative suffix}} better + -er (comparative suffix) Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} betterer
  1. (nonstandard) comparative form of better: more better Tags: comparative, form-of, nonstandard Form of: better (extra: more better)
    Sense id: en-betterer-en-adj-tr8CR~Kw Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (comparative) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (comparative): 54 17 30
  2. (nonstandard) better Tags: nonstandard
    Sense id: en-betterer-en-adj-19Xcw2lC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bestest
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: betterers [plural]
Etymology: better + -er (agent noun suffix) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|better|er|id2=agent noun|pos2=agent noun suffix}} better + -er (agent noun suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} betterer (plural betterers)
  1. One who betters, makes something better. Translations (one who makes something better): améliorateur (French), Verbesserer [masculine] (German), Verbesserin [feminine] (German), Verbessererin [feminine] (German), gudükuman [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), higudükuman [masculine] (Volapük), jigudükuman [feminine] (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-betterer-en-noun-WZm6Ly0K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 22 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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