"wielder" meaning in English

See wielder in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: wielders [plural]
Etymology: wield + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wield|er}} wield + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} wielder (plural wielders)
  1. A person who wields something, especially power Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-wielder-en-noun-S1ZrU9H5 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 98 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 93 7
  2. (obsolete) A manager Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-wielder-en-noun-NHgWrgQY

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for wielder meaning in English (1.6kB)

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