"gaslighter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: gaslighter [singular], gaslighters [plural]
Etymology: gas + lighter(person who lights gas) gaslight + -er(person who gaslights) Etymology templates: {{compound|gas|lighter}} gas + lighter, {{ety-suffix|gaslight|er}} gaslight + -er Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A gaslighter is someone who lights gas.
    Sense id: simple-gaslighter-en-noun-x3I3TSGD
  2. A gaslighter is someone who gaslights. Usually this means someone who makes others doubt their own reality or sanity.
    Sense id: simple-gaslighter-en-noun-4HPwFS74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -er
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