respecter en · NOUN
Etymology
From respect + -er.
Meanings
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One who regards or judges with partiality; one who respects.
For these two were old friends, old mates both at school and college, both thorough respecters of themselves and of each other, […]
1886 January 5, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Search for Mr. Hyde”, in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 16:
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(in the negative) A person who respects someone or something.
X is no respecter of Y.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| respecters | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| respector | alternative | lexicographic |