besieger en · NOUN
Etymology
From besiege + -er.
Meanings
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A person who besieges.
For a time, it was the only Royalist stronghold between London and Exeter, but it fell at last when a member of the garrison turned traitor and admitted the Parliamentary besiegers who destroyed it with gunpowder.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 134, about Corfe Castle:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| besiegers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |