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hinderer

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: HH IH1 N D ER0 ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from German.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who, or that which, hinders.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hinderer.

From Middle English hinderer, hindrere, hyndrer, hyndrere; equivalent to hinder + -er.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Latin: offex — one who hinders
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