atoner

A1T1O1N1E1R1

noun

One who atones.

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Meanings

nounatoner (plural atoners)

plural atoners

  1. One who atones.

    Oh, and the atoner, of whom Thoreau observed in a skeptical essay: “Now, if anything ail a man so that he does not perform his functions ... if he has committed some heinous sin and partially repents, what does he do?

    2007 September 30, Paul Theroux, “Stanley, I Presume”, in New York Times

Origin

From atone + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

atoner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atoner

MLA

“atoner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atoner. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atoner,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atoner.

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