enjoyern.
/ᵻnˈdʒɔɪə/, /ɛnˈdʒɔɪə/, U.S. /ᵻnˈdʒɔɪər/, /ɛnˈdʒɔɪər/ One who enjoys. Const. of.
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the mind > possession > possessor > [noun] > one who possesses and enjoys
enjoyer1607
1607 S. Hieron Abridgem. of Gospell in Wks. (1620) I. 101 Many enioyers of Gods blessing.
1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets lxxv. sig. E4v A miser..proud as an inioyer. View more context for this quotation
a1704 A. de la Pryme Diary (1870) App. 315 Enjoyers of ye drained lands in their parishes.
1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits v. 79 We..use the names [Saxon and Norman]..one to represent the worker, and the other the enjoyer.
1884 Sat. Rev. 7 June 734/2 A nation cannot be a mere..placid enjoyer of the dividends on the savings and gains of its forefathers.
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n.1607- to flag in money
- to flag off
- to flag out
- to flag over
- to flag rein
- to flail along
- to flake
- to flake out
- to flam off, up
- to flame out
- to flame out, up
- to flan out
- to flanch
- to flank down
- to flap at something with a fox's tail
- to flap at with a fox's tail
- to flap in the mouth
- to flap in the mouth with a lie
- to flap one's mouth
- to flap open
- to flap the lie in one's teeth
- to flare a handkerchief
- to flare into
- to flare out
- to flare over