"utterer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: utterers [plural]
Etymology: From utter + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|utter|-er<id:agent suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} From utter + -er., {{ety|en|:af|utter|-er<id:agent suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English utter Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere ▲ Latin -ārius Old French -ierbor. Middle English -er English -er English utterer From utter + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} utterer (plural utterers)
  1. One who utters something. Related terms: utter, utteress

Inflected forms

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