Meanings
plural triggerers
- One who or that which triggers.
1 more example
Applied to a human being this would for instance mean that to say that someone is influenced by someone else, only refers to the fact that the last person is acting as a triggerer of structural change with regard to the first one, but that the triggerer isn't sure that he can be a triggerer, nor what will be the result of being the triggerer.
1992, G. Vijver, New Perspectives on CyberneticsSynonyms: trigger
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who or that which triggers.
Origin
From trigger + -er. Attested since the 20th century.
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triggerer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triggerer
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