Standard Lemma guide

needer

adv · noun · 3 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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Pronunciation

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1

adv

Meaning 1

Pronunciation spelling of neither.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who requires or needs something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a person who wants or needs something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an owner of many things and needer of none

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wanter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

History

Etymology

Corruption of neither.

From the verb need + -er.