abettor

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Pronunciation

/əˈbɛtə/

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/əˈbɛtə/ · /əˈbɛtɚ/ · [-ɾɚ]

Definition of abettor

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages.

“Thou foul abettor! thou notorious bawd! Thou plantest scandal and displacest laud:”

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noun

One that abets an offender; one that incites; instigates; encourages.

“Thou foul abettor! thou notorious bawd! Thou plantest scandal and displacest laud:”
A supporter or advocate.

“[…] when he recollected that, being there as an assistant, he actually seemed—no matter what unhappy train of circumstances had brought him to that pass—to be the aider and abettor of a system which filled him with honest disgust and indignation, he loathed himself […]”

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From Middle English abettour, from Anglo-Norman abettour, from Old French abeter + -our (“-or”). See abet.

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