yielder

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person who yields or surrenders

Etymology

From Middle English yeldere, ȝelder, ȝeldere, continuing (with change of suffix) Old English ġylda, ġilda (“one who pays, yielder”), from Proto-West Germanic *geldō (“payer”). Equivalent to yield + -er.

In classic literature

Synonyms

surrenderer

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