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crimestopper

noun

Etymology

From crime + stopper.

  1. derived from *(s)tewp-✻
  2. inherited from *stuppōną✻ — “to stop, close”
  3. inherited from *stoppōn✻
  4. inherited from stoppian — “to stop, close”
  5. inherited from stoppen
  6. formed as stopper — “stop + -er”
  7. compounded as crimestopper — “crime + stopper”

Definitions

  1. A person who intervenes to stop a crime from taking place.

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