English

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Etymology

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From father +‎ -er.

Noun

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fatherer (plural fatherers)

  1. Agent noun of father: one who fathers.
    • 2003, Donald Barthelme, Sixty Stories, page 396:
      Oh thou great one whom I adore beyond measure, oh thou bastard and fatherer of bastards — Tucked-away gods whom nobody speaks to anymore.