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shriver

Today it means: A person who shrives; a confessor Full definition →

Middle English schryvere

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shriver · noun¹

Middle English · inherited fromschryvere
English todayshriver

From Middle English schryvere, from shrive + -er.

Shriver · proper noun²

German · derived fromSchreiber
English todayShriver

An anglicization of German Schreiber, originally designating a clerk or a writer.

Words from the same roots

GermanSchreiber all →

Schriber

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