Meanings
nounbefriender (plural befrienders)
plural befrienders
- One who befriends.
She also has a regular commitment as a 'befriender' to the elderly, and has now volunteered to become SWR's charity champion in order to more fully bring her expertise and enthusiasm in this area to bear.
2019 December 18, Paul Stephen, “This is the best job I've ever had”, in Rail, page 53
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁pi
- Proto-Germanic*bi
- Proto-Germanic*bi-
- Proto-West Germanic*bi-
- Old Englishbe-
- Middle Englishbi-
- Englishbe-
- Proto-Indo-European*preyH-
- Proto-Indo-European*priHós
- Proto-Germanic*frijōną
- Proto-Germanic*frijōndz
- Proto-West Germanic*friund
- Old Englishfrēond
- Middle Englishfrend
- Englishfriend
- Englishbefriend
- Englishbefriender
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with befriender
gendervendorsendertenderlenderrenderoffenderfendersurrenderdefenderblenderslendersplendorcontenderendersplendourpretendersuspenderengenderrecommendervenderascenderattenderdescender
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
befriender. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/befriender
MLA
“befriender.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/befriender. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “befriender,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/befriender.
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