blockader

blockader

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English blockade
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English blockader

    From blockade + -er.

    Noun

    blockader (plural blockaders)

    1. A person who blockades
      • 1983 April 9, John Kyper, “Nineteen Arrested In Berkeley Shock Protest”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
        One worker ignored entreaties that she take the day off in recognition of the protest, as she waded through the blockaders to get to the door; others, who were successfully turned away by the protesters, were let into the building through another door by security guards.
    2. A ship used in blockading

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    Swedish

    Noun

    blockader

    1. indefinite plural of blockad

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