releaser

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noun

Anything that releases something.

OriginEnglish release ← Middle English relesen ← Old French relaisser →
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Meanings

nounreleaser (plural releasers)

plural releasers

  1. Anything that releases something.
  2. The determining feature of a stimulus that produces a response.
  3. alternativelawAlternative form of releasor.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-s-ós
  6. Latinlaxus
  7. Latinlaxō
  8. Vulgar Latin*laxicāre
  9. Vulgar Latin*lassicāre
  10. Old Frenchlaschier
  11. Old Frenchrelaschier
  12. Old Frenchrelaisser
  13. Middle Englishrelesen
  14. Englishrelease
  15. Englishreleaser

From release + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

resealer
Cite this entry
APA

releaser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/releaser

MLA

“releaser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/releaser. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “releaser,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/releaser.

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