"shamer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shamers [plural]
Etymology: shame + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shame|er}} shame + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} shamer (plural shamers)
  1. One who disgraces someone or makes them feel ashamed, especially by public criticism.
    Sense id: en-shamer-en-noun-H1xEP3nN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 73 27
  2. (obsolete) Something which makes someone feel ashamed. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-shamer-en-noun-DqLnSz-G
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: body-shamer

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for shamer meaning in English (1.8kB)

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