"instiller" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: instillers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪlə(ɹ) Etymology: instill + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|instill|er|id2=agent noun}} instill + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} instiller (plural instillers)
  1. One who instills.
    Sense id: en-instiller-en-noun-1Z5eri2H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 52 48
  2. (obsolete) An eyedropper. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-instiller-en-noun-4Ysp1UA5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 52 48

Inflected forms

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