threatener

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noun

One who threatens.

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Meanings

nounthreatener (plural threateners)

plural threateners

  1. One who threatens.

    If the threatenee says that the plan makes them feel safe, the threatener may come back into the mainstream of the school under the conditions of the plan.

    2022, Scott Ervin, The Classroom Behavior Manual

Origin

From threaten + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rethreaten
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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