awaiter

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noun

One who awaits.

OriginMiddle English awaytur →
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Meanings

nounawaiter (plural awaiters)

plural awaiters

  1. One who awaits.

    these awaiters of articulate acknowledgment

    1916, Edith Wharton, “The Long Wards”, in The Book of the Homeless
  2. computingAn object that waits for the completion of an asynchronous task.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishawaytur
  2. Englishawaiter

From Middle English awaytur; equivalent to await + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with awaiter

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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