Recanter
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who recants.
"It is not merely that the recanters significantly outnumbered the martyrs. They were also a much more exalted company. None of those executed for heresy in this period were religious leaders of any great significance[…]"
Example
More examples"It is not merely that the recanters significantly outnumbered the martyrs. They were also a much more exalted company. None of those executed for heresy in this period were religious leaders of any great significance[…]"
Etymology
From recant + -er.
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