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Webster 1913 Edition


Delayer

De-lay′er

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Noun.
One who delays; one who lingers.

Webster 1828 Edition


Delayer

DELAYER

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Noun.
One who defers; one who lingers.

Definition 2024


delayer

delayer

See also: délayer

English

Noun

delayer (plural delayers)

  1. One who delays.
  2. A substance that is used to slow the rate of combustion of a solid rocket fuel so as to make it more controllable

Etymology 2

Combination of de- + layer.

Verb

delayer (third-person singular simple present delayers, present participle delayering, simple past and past participle delayered)

  1. To remove layers; to strip away levels.

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