regretter

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noun

One who regrets.

OriginEnglish regret ← Middle English regretten ← Old French regreter →
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Meanings

nounregretter (plural regretters)

plural regretters

  1. One who regrets.

    Catholics were not the only regretters of the British Government's lack of courtesy to Cardinal Lauri during his two passings through England and Wales.

    1940, Ernest James Oldmeadow, Francis, Cardinal Bourne, page 311

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰreh₁d-
  5. Proto-Germanic*grētaną
  6. Frankish*grātan
  7. Old French*greter
  8. Old Frenchregreter
  9. Middle Englishregretten
  10. Englishregret
  11. Englishregretter

From regret + -er.

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APA

regretter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regretter

MLA

“regretter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regretter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “regretter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regretter.

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