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Definition of Bereaver
1. n. One who bereaves.
Definition of Bereaver
1. Noun. Someone who bereaves. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bereaver
1. one that bereaves [n -S] - See also: bereaves
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bereaver
Literary usage of Bereaver
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Poet Lore (1907)
"... the bereft,— the bereaver, bring I to thee Thou hast seen the faint mist of
the leaf-buds on thicket and tree, But the grace of the ripening year didst ..."
2. The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh, Kt by Sir Walter Raleigh, Thomas Birch, William Oldys (1829)
"... the poor man's sheep that had none else, the bereaver being lord of many ; he
then vowed it to the living Lord, that such a one should die the death. ..."
3. The Analyst: A Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, Natural History by William Holl, Neville Wood, Edward Mammatt (1840)
"... the wrathful one, and ther-muthi, the bereaver of life, in the primitive Coptic
language. Her chief temples were at Memphis and Busiris, where the cow ..."
4. Pahlavi Texts by Edward William West (1892)
"... and the seller and important holder is quite bereaved, so that the bereaver
has plenty for one deprived of food on a summer's day, and plenty for him ..."
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