devolver

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noun

A devolutionist.

OriginEnglish devolve ← Latin dēvolvō ← Proto-Italic *wolwō →
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Meanings

noundevolver (plural devolvers)

plural devolvers

  1. A devolutionist.

    It is on more traditional political attitudes where devolvers and reinventors draw on very different constituencies, creating two distinct packages of views toward government.

    1999, Paul Charles Light, The True Size of Government, page 55

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*welH-
  7. Proto-Italic*wolwō
  8. Latinvolvō
  9. Latindēvolvō
  10. Englishdevolve
  11. Englishdevolver

From devolve + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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