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experiencer

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who experiences.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A person who has had a close encounter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences, ufology

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noun

Meaning 3

A thematic relation where something undergoes a situation or sensation lacking a semantic agent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • The subjects of the intransitive verbs "fall" and "burn" are experiencers.

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English experience Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English experiencer From experience + -er.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: experimentante — linguistics: thematic relation