"disappointer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: disappointers [plural]
Etymology: From disappoint + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|disappoint|er|id2=agent noun}} disappoint + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} disappointer (plural disappointers)
  1. One who or that which disappoints (all senses). Translations (one who disappoints): décepteur [masculine] (French), incumplidor [masculine] (Spanish), desencantador [masculine] (Spanish)

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