slackener

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noun

One who slackens.

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Meanings

nounslackener (plural slackeners)

plural slackeners

  1. One who slackens.

    His only reference to the envoy who had denounced him is in respect of his conduct when Minister-General of the Franciscans as slackener of the Rule.

    1902, Anne Macdonell, Sons of Francis, page 391
  2. Part of a loom that slackens the threads.

Origin

From slacken + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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