deemer
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English demere, from Old English dēmere (“a judge”), equivalent to deem + -er.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -iːmə(ɹ)
Noun edit
deemer (plural deemers)
- One who deems or judges; a decider, decision maker.
- 2006, Peter Reason, Hilary Bradbury, Handbook of Action Research, page 322:
- The discomfort propelled many of us to shift from being the deemers and certifiers of Truth, to being the facilitators of inquiry processes for others to come to their own truths-for-the-purposes.