"devourere" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /dɛːˈvuːrər(ə)/ Forms: devourour [alternative], devowrare [alternative], devowrer [alternative]
Etymology: From devour + -er; compare Old French devoreor. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|devour|-er}} devour + -er, {{noncog|fro|devoreor}} Old French devoreor Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} devourere, {{tlb|enm|rare}} (rare)
  1. One who devours or gobbles; a devourer. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-devourere-enm-noun-Zou7OlJ4 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -er: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of People: 50 50
  2. One who destroys or devastates; a destroyer. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-devourere-enm-noun-mQYtawBa Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -er: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of People: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Food and drink Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 0

Alternative forms

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