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APPREHENDER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who seizes or arrests (especially a person who seizes or arrests in the name of justice)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("apprehender" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Derivation:

apprehend (take into custody)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who knows or apprehends

Synonyms:

apprehender; knower

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("apprehender" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Derivation:

apprehend (get the meaning of something)

apprehend (anticipate with dread or anxiety)

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