discourager

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noun

One who discourages.

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Meanings

noundiscourager (plural discouragers)

plural discouragers

  1. One who discourages.

    the promoter of truth and the discourager of error

    1849, George Cornewall Lewis, An Essay on the Influence of Authority in Matters of Opinion

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
daunter

Origin

From discourage + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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