queller

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noun

One who quells; one who overpowers or subdues.

“Jack the Giant-Queller”

OriginMiddle English queller ← Old English cwellere →
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Meanings

nounqueller (plural quellers)

plural quellers

  1. One who quells; one who overpowers or subdues.
  2. A killer.

    Jack the Giant-Queller

Origin

  1. Old Englishcwellere
  2. Middle Englishqueller
  3. Englishqueller

From Middle English queller, quellere, quellare, from Old English cwellere; equivalent to quell + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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