averter

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noun

One who, or that which, averts.

“averters of evil”

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Meanings

nounaverter (plural averters)

plural averters

  1. One who, or that which, averts.

    averters of evil

    1 more example

    Running, they draw a protective circle. It keeps in the good: the wimmin, their fertility. It keeps out evil: the she-wolf. The boys are called Lupercus, averters of wolves.

    1980 February 16, Kore J. Sapphire, “The Politics of Valentines”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 29, page 11

Origin

From avert + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Raveret
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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