"causer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-causer.wav [Southern-England] Forms: causers [plural]
Etymology: cause + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cause|er|id2=agent noun}} cause + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} causer (plural causers)
  1. someone or something that causes or produces an effect. Synonyms: author, originator, source Derived forms: trouble causer
    Sense id: en-causer-en-noun-O-2xCvBf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)

Inflected forms

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