abolisher en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /əˈbɑl.əʃ.ɚ/ (US)
- /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ.ɚ/ (US)
Etymology
From abolish + -er.
Meanings
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(agent, form-of) Agent noun of abolish; one who abolishes.
form of abolish
I would not be thought a Reviver of old Rites and Ceremonies to the Burdening of the People, nor an Abolisher of innocent Customs, which are their Pleasures and Recreations […]
1725, Henry Bourne, Antiquitates Vulgares: or, The Antiquities of the Common People, Newcastle, Preface, p. x:Alastors, Austenites, A-test Abolishers—even the straightest Of issues looks pretty oblique When a movement turns into a clique,
1968, Kingsley Amis, “After Goliath”, in A Look Round the Estate: Poems 1957-1967, New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, pages 7-8:[…] I am not come to bee an abolisher of the lawe.
1548, Nicholas Udall, transl., The First Tome or Volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the Newe Testamente, London: Edward Whitchurche, Luke 16:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| abolishers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
pt abolidor (one who abolishes) · nl afschaffer (one who abolishes) · gd mì-laghachair (one who abolishes) · zza wedarder (one who abolishes) · la abolitor (one who abolishes)