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oˈccasioner Now rare.
[f. occasion v. + -er1.]
One who or that which occasions.
1494Fabyan Chron. vii. 368 He..commaunded..to endyte all suche persones as were occacyoners and executours of that dede. 1539Taverner Erasm. Prov. (1545) 12 b, Certayne philosophers..plucked oute theyr owne eyes, bycause they were the occasioners and prouokers of all euyll affections and lustes. a1656Hales Gold. Rem. i. (1673) 109 Those things that were occasioners of his sin. 1682J. Scarlett Exchanges 286 The Acceptant, as the wilfull occasioner thereof, is obliged to make good all the loss. a1800Jamie Douglas vii. in Child Ballads vii. cciv. F. (1890) 98/1 Thou wast the first occasioner Of parting my gay lord and me. |