recanter

English

Etymology

recant +‎ -er

Noun

recanter (plural recanters)

1. One who recants.
   • 2003, Alec Ryrie, The Gospel and Henry VIII, page 85:

     It is not merely that the recanters significantly outnumbered the martyrs. They were also a much more exalted company. None of those executed for heresy in this period were religious leaders of any great significance […]

References

• “recanter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Terrance, canterer, recreant