Discountenancer

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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"

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"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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