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ap·pre·hen·der

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. knower, apprehendernoun

    a person who knows or apprehends

  2. apprehendernoun

    a person who seizes or arrests (especially a person who seizes or arrests in the name of justice)

Wiktionary

  1. apprehendernoun

    Agent noun of apprehend; one who apprehends.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Apprehendernoun

    Conceiver; thinker.

    Etymology: from apprehend.

    Gross apprehenders may not think it any more strange, than that a bullet should be moved by the rarified fire. Joseph Glanvill.

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  1. apprehender

    An apprehender is an individual or entity involved in capturing, arresting, or understanding something. This could pertain to police or security officers capturing criminals, or may also be used metaphorically to refer to someone gaining knowledge or understanding of certain concepts.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Apprehendernoun

    one who apprehends

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of apprehender in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of apprehender in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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