replacer

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noun

A replacement or substitute.

OriginEnglish replace ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounreplacer (plural replacers)

plural replacers

  1. A replacement or substitute.

    Vegan egg replacers are made from tapioca, potato starch, vegetable lecithin, calcium carbonate and a cellulose-based filler.

    1989, Vegetarian Times, number 147, page 42
  2. One who replaces something.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishplace
  7. Englishreplace
  8. Englishreplacer

From replace + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

preclearpreclare
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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