Discountenancer
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who discountenances.
"And it was not long ere these rumours of novelty had begotten others of scandal and murmur against the King and his government , taxing him for a great taxer of his people , and discountenancer of his nobility"
Example
More examples"And it was not long ere these rumours of novelty had begotten others of scandal and murmur against the King and his government , taxing him for a great taxer of his people , and discountenancer of his nobility"
Etymology
From discountenance + -er.
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