ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Amasser

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Amasser is a noun meaning One who amasses.

Meaning

One who amasses.

Example Sentences

Marketers […] are among the most voracious amassers of information about what people do and say online.
[He] was a man of prodigious pride and vain-glory, which led him […] into no small errours, being a great Amasser of strange and incredible stories, led to relate them by his meer ambition of hunting after fame and the reputation of an universal Scholar.
1941, Cole Porter, “Pets,” lyrics written for the Broadway musical Let’s Face It! cited in Robert Kimball (ed.), The Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter, New York: Da Capo, 1992, p. 309, Some folks collect paintings, Some folks collect stamps, Some are amassers Of antimacassars And other Victorian camps.
1821, William Hazlitt, Table-Talk, London: John Warren, Essay 11, “On Thought and Action,” p. 260, The amassers of fortunes seem divided into two opposite classes, lean, penurious-looking mortals, or jolly fellows who are determined to get possession of, because they want to enjoy the good things of the world.

Word Forms

Synonyms for amasser

Depending on context, synonyms include accumulator, collector.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include accumulator, gatherer, amalgamator, ingatherer, aggregator, gleaner.

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