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Webster 1913 Edition


Avoider

A-void′er

,
Noun.
1.
The person who carries anything away, or the vessel in which things are carried away.
Johnson.
2.
One who avoids, shuns, or escapes.

Webster 1828 Edition


Avoider

AVOID'ER

, n.
1.
One who avoids, shuns or escapes.
2.
The person who carries any thing away; the vessel in which things are carried away.

Definition 2024


avoider

avoider

English

Noun

avoider (plural avoiders)

  1. One who carries anything away, or the vessel in which things are carried away.
  2. One who avoids, shuns, or escapes.

Old French

Alternative forms

  • envoider

Etymology

Variant of esvuidier.

Verb

avoider (Anglo-Norman)

  1. to void (render null and void)
  2. to avoid

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-d, *-ds, *-dt are modified to t, z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • English: avoid (borrowed)

References