thwarter
thwarter · thwarters
A person or thing that thwartsA person or thing that thwarts.
/ˈθwɔː(ɹ).tə(ɹ)/
Meaning
2 sensesA person or thing that thwarts.
(obsolete)A disease in sheep, characterised by trembling, or convulsion.
More definitions
- someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
Origin
From thwart + -er.From thwart + -er.
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Forms
plural: thwartersSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take:obstructionistobstructorobstructerresister
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedthwart
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.