decliner
/dɪˈklaɪnə/dih-KLIGH-nur
/dɪˈklaɪnɚ/dih-KLIGH-nur
Meaningone that leans down
Common meaning: a person or thing that declines
- dedown, away, off; undoing
- clinto lean, slopeLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 815 · scan
- eragent ending: one who
‘down, away, off’ + ‘to lean, slope’ → decliner
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: one that leans down. It can be inferred from any of: decline.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from decline + -er (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- κλίνω Greek “to lean, slope”
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