"gaslighter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gaslighters [plural]
Etymology: gas + lighter Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gas|lighter}} gas + lighter Head templates: {{en-noun}} gaslighter (plural gaslighters)
  1. One who, or that which, lights gas.
    Sense id: en-gaslighter-en-noun-KoNjaYEC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: gaslighters [plural]
Etymology: gaslight + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gaslight|er|id2=agent noun}} gaslight + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} gaslighter (plural gaslighters)
  1. One who engages in the psychological tactic of gaslighting.
    Sense id: en-gaslighter-en-noun-LIGq89Ig Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for gaslighter meaning in English (1.5kB)

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