correctioner

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noun

One who is, or who has been, in the house of correction.

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Meanings

nouncorrectioner (plural correctioners)

plural correctioners

  1. obsoleteOne who is, or who has been, in the house of correction.

    you filthy famish'd Correctioner,

    c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iv]

Origin

From correction + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

recorrection
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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