comparern.
/kəmˈpɛːrə/ One who compares.
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the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > [noun] > one who compares
comparative1598
comparer1644
comparativist1887
1644 K. Digby Two Treat. ii. i. 361 Different in the sight of the comparer.
1749 G. Lavington Enthusiasm Methodists & Papists: Pt. II Pref. p. xvi It was the Comparer's Purpose to discover Mr. Whitefield's Enthusiasms.
1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. xv. 314 The comparer must be thoroughly and equally versed in the materials of both sides of the comparison.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
† comparerv.
In the following, represents the French infinitive.
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1340 Ayenbite (1866) 243 Me knauþ his sseppere..wyþ-oute drede, wyþ-oute comparer, wyþ-oute chancelier [Cotton Cleop. A v, sanz douter, sanz comparer (Royal MS. 19 c. ii, couper) sanz chancelier en la foy].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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v.1340- share fisherman
- share hand
- share head
- share house
- share index
- share line
- share list
- share market
- share mould
- share option
- share out
- share ownership
- share plate
- share point
- share premium
- share premium account
- share price
- share price index
- share purchase
- share pusher
- share pushing
- share ramping
- share sale
- share something alone
- share split