Abider
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈbɑɪ.dɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Abider is a noun meaning One who dwells or stays; a resident.
Meaning
One who dwells or stays; a resident.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) One who abides, or continues.
Example Sentences
Hee sayde, they were the Maisters of warre, and ornaments of peace : speedy goers, and strong abiders : triumphers both in Camps and Courts.
But although it had everything 'to content the purse, the heart, the eye', there was a local proverb saying: 'What is best for the Abider is worst for the [Traveler]
1640, George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum; or, Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, etc., in The Remains of that Sweet Singer of the Temple George Herbert, London: Pickering, 1841, p. 150, Much spends the traveller more than the abider.
Word Forms
- abiders
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dweller, abade, aboad, abood, abiurer, absteyner.
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