Definitions
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- noun One whose self-identity is in passive roles, such as experiencing and observing.
Etymologies
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be + -er
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Examples
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I went to a repetitive strain injury support group where I was told that I needed to switch from being a “do-er” to a “be-er.”
Dirty Secret Jessie Sholl 2011
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He was a ` ` wasser, '' he is an ` ` iser, '' and he will be a ` ` will be-er. ''
Who Was Who: 5000 B.C. to Date: Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be. 1914
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( "Of course not!" interjected Bradley, with heavy sarcasm.) "But naturally the Corporation hopes that future clients won't be-er dis - couraged by what they read.
The Sands of Mars Clarke, Arthur C. 1951
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