shelterer

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noun

A person who takes shelter.

“As the downpour began, I joined the other shelterers under the tree.”

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Meanings

nounshelterer (plural shelterers)

plural shelterers

  1. A person who takes shelter.

    As the downpour began, I joined the other shelterers under the tree.

    1 more example

    With the intensification of air raids on London last September, these tube platforms began to be used as an air raid shelter, and shelterers travelled by train (specially stopped there) from other stations in order to gain access.

    1941 July, “Notes and News: New Tube Station at Highgate”, in Railway Magazine, page 329
  2. A person who provides shelter.

Origin

From shelter + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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