"portender" meaning in English

See portender in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: portenders [plural]
Etymology: From portend + -er. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*per-|*tend-|id1=before|id2=stretch}}, {{suffix|en|portend|er|id2=agent noun}} portend + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} portender (plural portenders)
  1. One who or that which portends. Synonyms: harbinger, omen, sign

Inflected forms

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