"relativizer" meaning in English

See relativizer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: relativizers [plural]
Etymology: From relativize + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|relativize|-er}} relativize + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} relativizer (plural relativizers)
  1. Someone or something that relativizes.
    Sense id: en-relativizer-en-noun-M6lsc7LQ
  2. (linguistics) A grammatical element used to indicate a relative clause. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-relativizer-en-noun-gHo8RAac Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: relative pronoun

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Download JSON data for relativizer meaning in English (1.7kB)

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          "text": "Josef Schuster, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, told Bild it was not enough that Extinction Rebellion had distanced itself from Mr. Hallam. […]\n“As keen as they criticize climate change deniers,” he said, “they should also do it with Holocaust relativizers.”",
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