Abider

//əˈbɑɪ.dɚ// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who abides, or continues. obsolete

    "Hee sayde, they were the Maisters of warre, and ornaments of peace : speedy goers, and strong abiders : triumphers both in Camps and Courts."

  2. 2
    One who dwells or stays; a resident.

    "But although it had everything 'to content the purse, the heart, the eye', there was a local proverb saying: 'What is best for the Abider is worst for the [Traveler]"

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"Hee sayde, they were the Maisters of warre, and ornaments of peace : speedy goers, and strong abiders : triumphers both in Camps and Courts."

Etymology

From abide + -er.

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