Obliger

//əˈblaɪd͡ʒə(ɹ)// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who, or that which, obliges.

    "a. 1639, Henry Wotton, a letter to Edmund Bacon it is the natural property of the same heart, to be a gentle Interpreter, which is so noble an Obliger"

  2. 2
    someone who performs a service or does a favor wordnet

Example

More examples

"a. 1639, Henry Wotton, a letter to Edmund Bacon it is the natural property of the same heart, to be a gentle Interpreter, which is so noble an Obliger"

Etymology

From oblige + -er.

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