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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

enjoyer en · NOUN

Etymology

From enjoy + -er.

Meanings

  1. One who enjoys.
    • Because "the enjoyer" is prone to create coalitions with a diversity of other positions, consumerism, favoring short-term enjoyment, tends to lead to a "funnification” of the position repertoire. 2010, Hubert Hermans, Agnieszka Hermans-Konopka, Dialogical Self Theory, page 291:
    • Intense emotional involvement is thus combined with moments of withdrawal in which the audience is reminded of its status as observers, outsiders, interpreters, and enjoyers of the action. 2010, Donald J. Mastronarde, The Art of Euripides: Dramatic Technique and Social Context, page 118:
    • Still! Part of me, as an enjoyer of weird financial stuff, would be very interested to see a case of online retail traders causing a bank failure. It does feel like it would be a bad thing, though? 2023 May 25, Matt Levine, “The US Might Be Only AA+”, in Money Stuff, Bloomberg:

Forms

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enjoyers Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

enjoyee