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UPBRAIDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does upbraider mean? 

UPBRAIDER (noun)
  The noun UPBRAIDER has 1 sense:

1. someone who finds fault or imputes blameplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


UPBRAIDER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who finds fault or imputes blame

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

rebuker; reproacher; reprover; upbraider

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

authority ((usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others)

Derivation:

upbraid (express criticism towards)


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