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VOWER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vower mean?
• VOWER (noun)
The noun VOWER has 1 sense:
1. someone who makes a solemn promise to do something or behave in a certain way
Familiarity information: VOWER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who makes a solemn promise to do something or behave in a certain way
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
there are many vowers of chastity but few who observe it
Hypernyms ("vower" is a kind of...):
promiser; promisor (a person who makes a promise)
Derivation:
vow (make a vow; promise)
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