overbearer

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noun

one who overbears or is overbearing

OriginMiddle English overberere →
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Meanings

nounoverbearer (plural overbearers)

plural overbearers

  1. one who overbears or is overbearing

    Underbearers in conversation are, undoubtedly, much less irksome than overbearers, yet too much hesitation and timidity render a man unfit for colloquial purposes; and we cannot but smile at Cowper's delineation of this very cautious gentleman.

    1836, Philip Bury Duncan, Essays on Conversation and on Quackery

Origin

  1. Middle Englishoverberere
  2. Englishoverbearer

From Middle English overberere, equivalent to overbear + -er.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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