- surpriser
- noun see surprise II
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
surpriser
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Surpriser — Sur*pris er, n. One who surprises. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
surpriser — See surprise. * * * … Universalium
surpriser — noun someone who surprises … Wiktionary
surpriser — n. person or thing that surprises … English contemporary dictionary
surpriser — sur·pris·er … English syllables
surpriser — noun a captor who uses surprise to capture the victim • Derivationally related forms: ↑surprise • Hypernyms: ↑captor, ↑capturer … Useful english dictionary
surprise — I. noun also surprize Etymology: Middle English suppryse exaction, seizure, from Anglo French sousprise, supprise, from feminine of supris, surpris, suspris, past participle of surprendre & susprendre to capture, take by surprise, from sur & sus … New Collegiate Dictionary
surprisingly — See surpriser. * * * … Universalium
surprise — surprisedly /seuhr pruy zid lee, pruyzd , seuh /, adv. surpriser, n. /seuhr pruyz , seuh /, v., surprised, surprising, n. v.t. 1. to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty… … Universalium
surprise — /səˈpraɪz / (say suh pruyz) verb (t) (surprised, surprising) 1. to come upon suddenly and unexpectedly; catch (a person, etc.) in the act of doing something; discover (a thing) suddenly. 2. to assail, attack, or capture suddenly or without… …
