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DRUTHERS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does druthers mean?
• DRUTHERS (noun)
The noun DRUTHERS has 1 sense:
1. the right or chance to choose
Familiarity information: DRUTHERS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The right or chance to choose
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
druthers; preference
Context example:
given my druthers, I'd eat cake
Hypernyms ("druthers" is a kind of...):
alternative; choice; option (one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "druthers"):
wish (the particular preference that you have)
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