"wielder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wielders [plural]
Etymology: From wield + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|wield|-er<id:agent suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} From wield + -er., {{ety|en|:af|wield|-er<id:agent suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English wield 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 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 missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent suffix), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, People 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 etymon: 89 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent suffix): 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 Pages with etymon: 97 3 Disambiguation of People: 100 0
  2. (obsolete) A manager Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-wielder-en-noun-NHgWrgQY

Inflected forms

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