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ABETTOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does abettor mean?
• ABETTOR (noun)
The noun ABETTOR has 1 sense:
1. one who helps or encourages or incites another
Familiarity information: ABETTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One who helps or encourages or incites another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
abetter; abettor
Hypernyms ("abettor" is a kind of...):
accessary; accessory (someone who helps another person commit a crime)
Derivation:
abet (assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing)
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