abetter

English

Etymology

abet +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA: /əˈbɛt.ɚ/, /əˈbɛt.e/

Noun

abetter (plural abetters)

  1. Alternative form of abettor. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.][1]

Usage notes

  • Abetter is rarely used in the legal sense.

Translations

References

  1. ^ 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 4:
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