dissenter
/dɪˈsentə/dih-SEN-tur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/dɪˈsɛntɚ/dih-SEN-tur
Meaningone who dissents
Common meaning: a person who disagrees, especially with a church
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- disapart, away; not
- sentto feel, perceive with the sensesLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1672 · scan
- eragent ending: one who
‘apart, away’ + ‘to feel, perceive with the senses’ → dissenter
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from dissent + -er.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DISSENT, p.172 · scan
Roots
- sentiō, sēnsī, sēnsum Latin “to feel, perceive with the senses”
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