DISCONTINUER

Etymology

Noun

discontinuer (plural discontinuers)

One who discontinues, or breaks off or away from; an absentee.

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Source: Wiktionary


Dis`con*tin"u*er, n.

Definition: One who discontinues, or breaks off or away from; an absentee. He was no gadder abroad, not discontinuer from his convent for a long time. Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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