GREETER

greeter, saluter, welcomer

(noun) a person who greets; “the newcomers were met by smiling greeters”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

greeter (plural greeters)

A person who greets people on their arrival.

(tourism) A volunteer who shows tourists around their home city or region for free.

(obsolete) One who weeps or mourns.

Anagrams

• regreet

Source: Wiktionary


Greet"er, n.

Definition: One who greets or salutes another.

Greet"er, n.

Definition: One who weeps or mourns. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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