agreern.
/əˈɡriːə/, U.S. /əˈɡriər/ rare.
A person who agrees (in various senses of the verb).
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the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > [noun] > supporter or encourager
friendOE
procurera1325
fautorc1330
voweec1380
corner-stonec1384
abettor1387
vocatec1390
procurator1395
maintainer?a1400
proctora1413
supporter1426
comforter1483
factorc1503
allower1528
advancer1536
affirmer?1541
agreer1548
encourager1562
fortifierc1565
favourer1567
aim-crier1597
suffragator1606
seconder1623
countenancera1625
affectionate1628
adstipulator1646
flesher1646
fauterera1662
advocate1735
sympathizer1816
sympathista1834
advocator1837
ite1852
rooter1889
spear-carrier1960
1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Aiv As well of thee agreers and favourers therof, as of the authors and doers of the same.
a1603 Queen Elizabeth in J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1898) VII. 485 (modernized text) The agreers..gave more credit thereunto than unto their own wits.
1732 R. Laurence Indispensible Obligation of Ministring 78 Nor have you and your Agreers the Courage in your Agreement.
1895 G. Saintsbury Hist. 19th-cent. Lit. v. 240 Perhaps it is not possible to agree with him [sc. Carlyle]..unless the agreer be somewhat destitute of individual taste and judgment.
2010 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) (Nexis) 27 June 22 We're not going to accept that the paid agreers, the spin doctors, are trying to get you off the hook.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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