"misleader" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: misleaders [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English misledere, equivalent to mislead + -er. Compare Dutch misleider (“misleader, deceiver”), Swedish missledare. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|misledere}} Middle English misledere, {{af|en|mislead|-er}} mislead + -er, {{noncog|nl|misleider|t=misleader, deceiver}} Dutch misleider (“misleader, deceiver”), {{noncog|sv|missledare}} Swedish missledare Head templates: {{en-noun}} misleader (plural misleaders)
  1. One who leads into error. Translations (one who leads into error): corruptor [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-misleader-en-noun-vJXJtw8S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

Inflected forms

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