Meanings
nounencumberer (plural encumberers)
plural encumberers
- One who, or that which, encumbers; an encumbrance.
Origin
- Middle Englishencombrer
- Englishencumberer
From Middle English encombrer, equivalent to encumber + -er.
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APA
encumberer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encumberer
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“encumberer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encumberer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “encumberer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encumberer.
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