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Etymology

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abet +‎ -er.

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Noun

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abetter (plural abetters)

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

Usage notes

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  • Abetter is rarely used in the legal sense.

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References

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  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abetter”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.

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