sharer C2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈʃɛrɚ/ UK /ˈʃeərə/ See IPA manual Freq #106961 Meanings 1 noun a person who gives, receives, uses, or possesses part of something jointly with others As a sharer in the discovery, she received equal credit for the result. 2 noun a restaurant dish intended to be eaten by several people We ordered the mezze platter as a sharer for the table. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who gives,... participantpartakerco-owner 2 noun · a restaurant dish intended... sharing dishplatter ↔ Opposites sole ownermonopolist Word family Derived forms filesharerflatsharernonsharerridesharertime-sharer Related forms sharesharingshared Etymology Formed from share + agentive -er, literally "one who shares." The restaurant sense developed from the idea of a dish served for joint consumption. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sharer **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈʃɛrɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈʃeərə/ **Frequency rank:** 106961 ## Meanings 1. a person who gives, receives, uses, or possesses part of something jointly with others 2. a restaurant dish intended to be eaten by several people ## Examples - As a sharer in the discovery, she received equal credit for the result. - We ordered the mezze platter as a sharer for the table. ## Synonyms - participant - partaker - co-owner ## Antonyms - sole owner - monopolist ## Derived Forms - filesharer - flatsharer - nonsharer - ridesharer - time-sharer ## Related Forms - share - sharing - shared ## Etymology Formed from share + agentive -er, literally "one who shares." The restaurant sense developed from the idea of a dish served for joint consumption. ## Topics - People & Society markdown