condemner

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/kənˈdɛmə(ɹ)/

noun

A person who condemns or censures

OriginEnglish condemn ← Middle English condempnen ← Old French condamner →
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Meanings

nouncondemner (plural condemners)

plural condemners · alternative condemnor

  1. A person who condemns or censures

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂p-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dh₂pnóm
  9. Proto-Italic*dapnom
  10. Latindamnum
  11. Latindamnō
  12. Latincondemnō
  13. Latincondemnāre
  14. Old Frenchcondamner
  15. Middle Englishcondempnen
  16. Englishcondemn
  17. Englishcondemner

From condemn + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

recondemn
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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