obstructern.
/əbˈstrʌktə/, U.S. /əbˈstrəktər/, /ɑbˈstrəktər/ A person who or thing which obstructs or hinders; = obstructor n.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > [noun] > one who or that which hinders > a hindrance, impediment, or obstacle > person
letterc1390
interrupter1511
blancher1548
crosser1565
dog in the manger1573
thwarter1633
obstructer1647
obstructor1647
obstructive1835
filibusterer1856
1647 Reasons to suspend Members charged by Army 7 These are the principal obstructers of Justice, and hinderers of poor Irelands releif.
1672 W. de Britaine Dutch Usurp. 33 The Hollanders are the great Supplanters of Trade, and Obstructers of Commerce.
1708 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1886) II. 120 A great obstructer of real Learning, and no true friend to any that have a gust for it.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Obstructer, one that hinders or opposes.
a1854 H. Cockburn Mem. of his Time (1856) 280 The experiment was keenly resisted, chiefly by the older judges, and by the established obstructers of change.
1863 Atlantic Monthly Dec. 740/2 On disbelievers and obstructers let us have compassion. They cannot live contented, and it is not quite safe for them to die.
1966 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 37 34 Obstructer between natural associates, mediator between opposing interests, or ally of a faction, the college president is at least being recalled from his ceremonial and fund-raising functions to center stage.
1994 M. Williamson Illuminata (new ed.) i. iii. 51 We see such bastardization of His teachings all around us..more controlling than liberating, posing as His arbiters yet clearly His obstructers.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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