besieger
(noun) an enemy who lays siege to your position
besieger
(noun) an energetic petitioner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
besieger (plural besiegers)
A person who besieges
Source: Wiktionary
Be*sie"ger, n.
Definition: One who besieges; -- opposed to the besieged.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
