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waylayer

/weɪˈleɪə(ɹ)//ˈweɪleɪə(ɹ)/

noun

A person who waylays someone.

Scrabble 17

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Meanings

nounwaylayer (plural waylayers)

plural waylayers

A person who waylays someone.

Origin

From waylay + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with waylayer

player layer prayer mayor slayer surveyor bayer payer sprayer Ayer purveyor betrayer weigher grayer brayer preyer Freyr adlayer diaper sprayer gainsayer obeyer

Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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