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ANOINTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anointer mean? 

ANOINTER (noun)
  The noun ANOINTER has 1 sense:

1. one who anoints as a religious ceremonyplay

  Familiarity information: ANOINTER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ANOINTER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

One who anoints as a religious ceremony

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("anointer" is a kind of...):

religious person (a person who manifests devotion to a deity)

Derivation:

anoint (administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing)


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