bewrayer en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English bewrayer, biwryare, equivalent to bewray + -er.
Meanings
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(archaic) A betrayer or divulger.
a bewrayer of secrets
1711 November 27 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “FRIDAY, November 17, 1711”, in The Spectator, number 225; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume III, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bewrayers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |