Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who approaches or draws near.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who approaches.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Someone or something that approaches.
  • noun astronomy An asteroid on a near-Earth trajectory.

Etymologies

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approach +‎ -er

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Examples

  • She isn't a crotch sniffer or approacher of strangers.

    Running and Bitching Zombie Mom 2008

  • Boyle observed him well, and soon discovering the helmet and shield of Phalaris his friend, both which he had lately with his own hands new polished and gilt, rage sparkled in his eyes, and, leaving his pursuit after Wotton, he furiously rushed on against this new approacher.

    The Battle of the Books 2003

  • He silently took a few steps up and down, and then approacher her again and sat down.

    Father Sergius 1898

  • Boyle observed him well, and soon discovering the helmet and shield of Phalaris his friend, both which he had lately with his own hands new polished and gilt, rage sparkled in his eyes, and, leaving his pursuit after Wotton, he furiously rushed on against this new approacher.

    The Battle of the Books and other Short Pieces Jonathan Swift 1706

  • Approaching a potential date increases confidence, which in turn makes the approacher less selective.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

  • Approaching a potential date increases confidence, which in turn makes the approacher less selective

    Latest news breaking news current news UK news world news celebrity news politics news 2009

  • Approaching a potential date increases confidence, which in turn makes the approacher less selective.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2009

  • In all the sentences listed above, the direct object of let also refers to the approacher, the toucher, the petter, or the picker-upper.

    Literal-Minded 2008

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