atoner en · NOUN
Etymology
From atone + -er.
Meanings
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One who atones.
Oh, and the atoner, of whom Thoreau observed in a skeptical essay: “Now, if anything ail a man so that he does not perform his functions ... if he has committed some heinous sin and partially repents, what does he do?
2007 September 30, Paul Theroux, “Stanley, I Presume”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| atoners | Number=Plur | lexicographic |