AskDefine | Define respecter

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respecter n : a person who respects someone or something; usually used in the negative; "X is no respecter of Y"

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English

Noun

  1. one who regards or judges with partiality; one who respects.
    For these two were old friends, old mates both at school and college, both thorough respecters of themselves and each other.. (Robert Louis Stevenson)
  2. a person who respects someone or something; usually used in the negative; "X is no respecter of Y".

Derived terms

References

  • Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, chapter 2

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Verb

respecter
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