"experiencer" meaning in English

See experiencer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: experiencers [plural]
Etymology: From experience + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|experience|er|id2=agent noun}} experience + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} experiencer (plural experiencers)
  1. A person who experiences.
    Sense id: en-experiencer-en-noun-YJeZ29y5
  2. (linguistics) A thematic relation where something undergoes a situation or sensation lacking a semantic agent. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-experiencer-en-noun-31KoYU-S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: NDEer, UFOer

Inflected forms

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        "(linguistics) A thematic relation where something undergoes a situation or sensation lacking a semantic agent."
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