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Antonyms for enjoyer

Grammar : Noun
Spell : en-joi
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈdʒɔɪ

Definition of enjoyer

Origin :
  • late 14c., "rejoice, be glad" (intransitive), from Old French enjoir "to give joy, rejoice, take delight in," from en- "make" (see en- (1)) + joir "enjoy," from Latin gaudere "rejoice" (see joy); Sense of "have the use or benefit of" first recorded early 15c. (replacing Old English brucan; see brook (v.)).
  • Meaning "take pleasure in" is mid-15c. In modern use it has a tendency to lose its connection with pleasure: newspaper photo captions say someone enjoys an ice cream cone, etc., when all she is doing is eating it, and Wright's "English Dialect Dictionary" (1900) reports widespread use in north and west England of the phrase to enjoy bad health for one who has ailments. Related: Enjoyed; enjoying; enjoys.
  • As in user : noun consumer
  • As in consumer : noun person who buys merchandise, services
Example sentences :
  • The warmth of celestial love does not relax, but nerves and braces its enjoyer.
  • Extract from : « The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Volume VI, Familiar Letters » by Henry David Thoreau
  • And I am at a loss how to reconcile these expressions of poverty with his being the purchaser and enjoyer of such an estate.
  • Extract from : « Notes & Queries, No. 26. Saturday, April 27, 1850 » by Various
  • "I'm honestly afraid my enjoyer is wearing out," she said in a worried tone.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • And don't you worry about your 'enjoyer'—it's the strongest part of your anatomy in my opinion.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • The individual soul is, moreover, capable of inwardly ruling the complex of the organs of action, as it is the enjoyer.
  • Extract from : « The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya » by Translator: George Thibaut
  • When he (the Self) is in union with the body, the senses and the mind, then wise people call him the enjoyer.'
  • Extract from : « The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya » by Translator: George Thibaut
  • Devadatta, for instance, is an enjoyer, the dish (which he eats) an object of enjoyment.
  • Extract from : « The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya » by Translator: George Thibaut

Synonyms for enjoyer

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