Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who wears, bears, or carries on the body, or as an appendage to the body: as, the wearer of a cloak, a sword, or a crown.
- noun That which wears, wastes, or consumes: as, the waves are the patient wearers of the rocks.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who wears or carries as appendant to the body.
- noun That which wastes or diminishes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
wears .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who wears or carries or displays something as a body covering or accessory
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Examples
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We understand our uniform to be a confession that the wearer is a sinner who serves Christ the Righteous.
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In Boston, the hot items include merchandise featuring an interlocking "Y" and "H," signifying that the wearer is a Yankee Hater.
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Another problem the prospective skirt wearer is faced with today is a lack of suitable slips, petticoats and other foundation garments. over the past 10 years, I have seen these dramatically reduce as manufacturers have simply stopped producing them.
Modest Feminine Dress From the Pages of 1990 Victoria Magazine 2009
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Additionally, if you wear ankle length or close to it, skirts with undershorts and a good slip, you don't need stockings and will still look very respectable. all those mocking women who criticise and drag one down without realizing it are practicing in reality the imaginary judgements they assume the skirt wearer is making. they would do best to remember that "'Assume' makes an ass out of 'U' & 'me'"!!
Modest Feminine Dress From the Pages of 1990 Victoria Magazine 2009
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Navy and Marine Corps Parachute Medal (indicates wearer is fully trained and qualified to make static line parachute drops and has made a minimum of 10 jumps)
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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The wearer is able to lift up to 5-times the weight they normally could.
An exoskeleton system that provides super human strength? Be afraid Dave. : about:blank 2008
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The wearer is able to lift up to 5-times the weight they normally could.
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You see him walking toward you on the street, on the front of a T-shirt, and as likely as not, the wearer is carrying a program book for the Spoleto Festival U.S.A., with – who else?
Spoleto Festival U.S.A: The Most Famous Face Nobody Knows - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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You see him walking toward you on the street, on the front of a T-shirt, and as likely as not, the wearer is carrying a program book for the Spoleto Festival U.S.A., with – who else?
Spoleto Festival U.S.A: The Most Famous Face Nobody Knows - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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As for making actual music, the wearer is on his own
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