Awaiter

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who awaits.

    "these awaiters of articulate acknowledgment"

  2. 2
    An object that waits for the completion of an asynchronous task.

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"these awaiters of articulate acknowledgment"

Etymology

From Middle English awaytur; equivalent to await + -er.

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