baptizer

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noun

One who baptizes.

OriginEnglish baptize ← Middle English baptisen ← Old French baptiser →
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Meanings

nounbaptizer (plural baptizers)

plural baptizers · alternative baptiser

  1. One who baptizes.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeh₂bʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷh₂bʰyéti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gʷápt͏̌ō
  4. Ancient Greekβάπτω (báptō)
  5. Ancient Greekβαπτίζω (baptízō)
  6. Late Latinbaptizō
  7. Old Frenchbaptiser
  8. Middle Englishbaptisen
  9. Englishbaptize
  10. Englishbaptizer

From baptize + -er.

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Translations

Spanish baptizador (disused)
  • baptizador (disused)Translations
Swahili mbatizaji
  • mbatizajiTranslations
Swedish döpare
  • döpareTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with baptizer

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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