"dazzler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dazzlers [plural]
Etymology: From dazzle + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dazzle|er|id2=agent noun}} dazzle + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} dazzler (plural dazzlers)
  1. One who or that which dazzles; something spectacular. Derived forms: bobby-dazzler, dago dazzler, razzle-dazzler

Inflected forms

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