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APPREHENDER

• APPREHENDER (noun)
The noun APPREHENDER has 2 senses:

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

Familiarity information: APPREHENDER used as a noun is rare.

• APPREHENDER (noun)

Sense 1

apprehender ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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)

Sense 2

apprehender ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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)

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