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thwarter
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun thwarter has 1 sense
- thwarter(n = noun.person) obstructer, obstructionist, obstructor, resister - someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take; Array is a kind of controversialist, disputant, eristic
has particulars: naysayer, stonewaller
Derived form verb thwart1
CIDE DICTIONARY
thwarter, n.
A disease in sheep, indicated by shaking, trembling, or convulsive motions. [1913 Webster]
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