needer

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noun

A person who requires or needs something.

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Meanings

needer1

nounneeder (plural needers)

plural needers

  1. A person who requires or needs something.

    The difference between requestor and needer has been incorporated in current business practices.

    2006, Robert L. Popp, John Yen, Emergent information technologies and enabling policies for counter terrorism, P.241
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    The needer is physically and mentally handicapped because of his immediate need for air... The donor takes a big breath and gives his mouthpiece to the needer.

    1975, Jeppesen Sanderson, “Sport diver manual”, in Inc.

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adverbneeder (not comparable)
  1. not comparablepronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of neither.

    Didn't put them in two boxes lak dey does now, and dey warn't painted needer.

    1936-1938, Work Projects Administration, Slave Narratives= A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves
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    But," added he, observing the other's embarrassment, "dat is needer here nor dere.

    1856, John Turvill Adams, The Lost Hunter

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna person who wants or needs something

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Origin

needer · noun

From the verb need + -er.

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needer · adverb

Corruption of neither.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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