US /rɪˈspɛktɚ/ UK /rɪˈspektə/
noun Freq #103575

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a person who respects or shows consideration for someone or something

    She was a respecter of evidence even when it challenged her own theory.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a person who respects or... admirersupporter
Opposites
detractordisrespecter
Word family
Forms respecters
Derived forms respecters
Related forms respectrespectfulrespecter of persons

Etymology

From respect plus the agent suffix -er. The noun is especially familiar in the fixed expression 'no respecter of persons,' describing something that does not favor people according to rank or identity.

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