extirper

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noun

An extirpator.

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Meanings

nounextirper (plural extirpers)

plural extirpers

  1. obsoleteAn extirpator.

    extirpers of tyrants

    1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC

Origin

From extirp + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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