PROPOSER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does proposer mean? 

• PROPOSER (noun)
  The noun PROPOSER has 2 senses:

1. someone who advances a suggestion or proposal

2. (parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion

  Familiarity information: PROPOSER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROPOSER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who advances a suggestion or proposal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

proposer; suggester

Context example:

the suggester of this absurd strategy was a fool

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

conceiver; mastermind; originator (someone who creates new things)

Derivation:

propose (make a proposal, declare a plan for something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

mover; proposer

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

conceiver; mastermind; originator (someone who creates new things)

Domain category:

order; parliamentary law; parliamentary procedure; rules of order (a body of rules followed by an assembly)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "proposer"):

nominator (someone who proposes a candidate for appointment or election)

Derivation:

propose (present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.)