understander en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˌəndɚˈstændɚ/
Etymology
From Middle English understander, understondere, equivalent to understand + -er.
Meanings
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One who understands something.
These are the people of the brain, after all, the understanders.
2009 January 23, Virginia Heffernan, “Confessions of a TED Addict”, in New York Times:"You knew Mr. Kampf intimately?" "Yes, I guess so." She smiled as one understander to another.
1955 October, Rex Stout, “Die Like a Dog”, in Three Witnesses, Bantam, published 1994, →ISBN, page 166:I am not a speed reader, I am a speed understander.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| understanders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
ca entenedor (one who understands) · ca entenedora (one who understands) · es entendedor (one who understands) · izh arvaaja (one who understands) · de Versteherin (one who understands) · de Versteher (one who understands) · pt entendedora (one who understands) · es entendedora (one who understands) · pt entendedor (one who understands)