complementiser

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A form of complementizer — A subordinating conjunction that can convert a clause into a complement clause, i.e. one that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object.

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Meanings

nouncomplementiser (plural complementisers)

plural complementisers

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of complementizer.

Origin

From complementise + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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