crosser

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noun

Someone who crosses; agent noun of cross

OriginEnglish cross ← Middle English cross ← Old English cros →
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Meanings

crosser1

nouncrosser (plural crossers)

plural crossers

  1. Someone who crosses; agent noun of cross

crosser2

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of cross: more cross

Crosser3

proper nounCrosser (plural Crossers)

plural Crossers

  1. A surname.

Origin

crosser · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-der.?
  2. Proto-Italic*kruks /*krukis
  3. Latincrux
  4. Old Irishcros
  5. Old Norsekross
  6. Old Englishcros
  7. Middle Englishcross
  8. Englishcross
  9. Englishcrosser

From cross (verb) + -er.

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crosser · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-der.?
  2. Proto-Italic*kruks /*krukis
  3. Latincrux
  4. Old Irishcros
  5. Old Norsekross
  6. Old Englishcros
  7. Middle Englishcross
  8. Englishcross
  9. Englishcrosser

From cross (adjective) + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

recross
Cite this entry
APA

crosser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crosser

MLA

“crosser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crosser. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crosser,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crosser.

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