"wielder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wielders [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English wield English -er English wielder From wield + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|wield|-er|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English wield English -er English wielder From wield + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} wielder (plural wielders)
  1. A person who wields something, especially power
    Sense id: en-wielder-en-noun-S1ZrU9H5 Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, People Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 89 11 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 89 11 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 91 9 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 91 9 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 96 4 Disambiguation of People: 100 0
  2. (obsolete) A manager Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-wielder-en-noun-NHgWrgQY

Inflected forms

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