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plighter

noun
/ˈplaɪtə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From plight + -er.

  1. derived from plicitum
  2. derived from *plictum✻
  3. derived from pleit
  4. derived from plit
  5. inherited from pliht
  6. inherited from plight
  7. inherited from plit
  8. suffixed as plighter — “plight + er”

Definitions

  1. One who or that which plights, engages, or pledges.

    • My playfellow, your hand; this kingly seal And plighter of high hearts!
    • He hung up. And felt stupid. The most beautiful woman in the whole world had practically plighted her troth to him. And she didn’t seem like your run-of-the-mill plighter.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA