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ABETTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does abettor mean? 

ABETTOR (noun)
  The noun ABETTOR has 1 sense:

1. one who helps or encourages or incites anotherplay

  Familiarity information: ABETTOR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ABETTOR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

One who helps or encourages or incites another

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

abetter; abettor

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

accessary; accessory (someone who helps another person commit a crime)

Derivation:

abet (assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing)


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