"frightener" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: frighteners [plural]
Etymology: From frighten + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|frighten|er|id2=agent noun}} frighten + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} frightener (plural frighteners)
  1. Agent noun of frighten: one who, or that which, frightens. Tags: agent, form-of Form of: frighten (extra: one who, or that which, frightens) Related terms: put the frighteners on someone

Inflected forms

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