surrounder

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noun

One who, or that which, surrounds.

OriginEnglish surround ← Middle English sourrounden ← Middle French souronder →
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Meanings

nounsurrounder (plural surrounders)

plural surrounders

  1. One who, or that which, surrounds.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Latinunda
  7. Latinundō
  8. Late Latinsuperundō
  9. Middle Frenchsouronder
  10. Middle Englishsourrounden
  11. Englishsurround
  12. Englishsurrounder

From surround + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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