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APPREHENDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does apprehender mean? 

APPREHENDER (noun)
  The noun APPREHENDER has 2 senses:

1. a person who knows or apprehendsplay

2. a person who seizes or arrests (especially a person who seizes or arrests in the name of justice)play

  Familiarity information: APPREHENDER used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


APPREHENDER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who knows or apprehends

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

apprehender; knower

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)


Sense 2

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)


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