opter

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English

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Etymology

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From opt +‎ -er.

Noun

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opter (plural opters)

  1. One who opts, or makes a choice.
    • 2012, Jeff Sellars, Light Shining in a Dark Place, page 50:
      Hannibal Lecter is one of many in the gallery of cinema villains and unrepentant opters for evil who remind us that the only place where they will be at home is Hell or the void.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin optāre (to choose).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔp.te/
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Verb

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opter

  1. to opt

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: opteren

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Latin

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Verb

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opter

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of optō