CORRECTIONER

Etymology

Noun

correctioner (plural correctioners)

(obsolete) One who is, or who has been, in the house of correction.

Anagrams

• recorrection

Source: Wiktionary


Cor*rec"tion*er (-r), n.

Definition: One who is, or who has been, in the house of correction. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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