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disarmer|dɪsˈɑːmə(r)|
[f. disarm + -er1.]
a. One who disarms.
a1660Hammond Wks. II. 62 (T.) So much learning and abilities, as this disarmer is believed to have. 1820Examiner No. 612. 2/1 The disarmers..of the country which enabled them to disarm it. 1827Barrington Pers. Sk. II. 16 The disarmer may break his adversary's sword.
b. An advocate of disarmament. So nuclear disarmer (see nuclear a.).
1906Westm. Gaz. 30 July 7/1 England is so richly provided with naval equipment that she can easily afford to masquerade as a ‘disarmer’. 1960Guardian 21 Sept. 8/5 One can be a pacifist and a unilateral disarmer, prepared to accept the consequences for oneself and one's country. |