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comprehender en · NOUN

Etymology

From comprehend + -er.

Meanings

  1. One who comprehends.
    • This mental representation provides the comprehender with a general plan according to which he can organize, interrelate and memorize the incoming information. 1989, Hans-Wilhelm Dechert, Manfred Raupach, Interlingual Processes, page 138:
    • There is no seer beside him, no hearer beside him, no comprehender beside him, no knower beside him. 1908, Paul Deussen, The Philosophy of the Upanishads, page 169:
    • Less-skilled comprehenders do not know when it is appropriate to draw inferences. 2005, Margaret J. Snowling, Charles Hulme, The Science of Reading: A Handbook, page 232:

Forms

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comprehenders Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

noncomprehender

Synonyms

comprehensor

Translations (3)

es comprehensor (one who comprehends) · es comprensor (one who comprehends) · pt compreensor (one who comprehends)