distancer

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English

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Etymology 1

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From distance (verb) +‎ -er.

Noun

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distancer (plural distancers)

  1. (psychology) A person who tends to maintain emotional distance and detachment.
    Coordinate term: pursuer
    • 1990, Susan H. McDaniel et al., Family-Oriented Primary Care[1], →ISBN, page 171:
      Pursuers are more likely than distancers to seek help from a professional, such as a physician.
  2. A means for establishing physical or emotional distance.
    • 2008 December 14, Ben Ratliff, “Critic's Choice: New CDs”, in The New York Times[2]:
      The band’s third album, “When the World Comes Down,” isn’t striking obscure poses, inventing slang or playing with the audience through distancers like tension and distortion.

Etymology 2

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From distance (noun) +‎ -er.

Noun

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distancer (plural distancers)

  1. (dated) A long-distance runner.
    Synonym: long distancer
    • 1921 August 22, “Paulist Distancer Triumphs in Two-Mile Race”, in The New York Times[3], page 16:
      Phillips was one of a field of a dozen distancers who started in the twomile handicap run which featured the games of the Friend's of Irish Freedom at Ulmer Park, Brooklyn.

Anagrams

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Danish

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Noun

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distancer c

  1. indefinite plural of distance

Verb

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distancer or distancér

  1. imperative of distancere

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English distance +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dis.tɑ̃.se/
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Verb

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distancer

  1. (transitive) to distance, outdistance

Conjugation

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This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

Further reading

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