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Definition of Obstructer
1. Noun. Someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take.
Generic synonyms: Controversialist, Disputant, Eristic
Specialized synonyms: Naysayer, Stonewaller
Derivative terms: Obstruct, Obstructionism, Obstruct, Resist, Thwart
2. Noun. Any structure that makes progress difficult.
Specialized synonyms: Bar, Barrier, Blockade, Block, Blockage, Closure, Occlusion, Stop, Stoppage, Encumbrance, Hinderance, Hindrance, Hitch, Incumbrance, Interference, Preventative, Preventive, Obstacle, Tumbler
Generic synonyms: Construction, Structure
Derivative terms: Impede, Obstruct, Obstruct
Definition of Obstructer
1. n. One who obstructs or hinders.
Definition of Obstructer
1. Noun. Someone who obstructs, agent noun of obstruct ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obstructer
Literary usage of Obstructer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A French-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1921)
"... m. obstructer, obstructor. obstruction, /. obstruction. obstruer, vt obstruct.
obtenir, vt obtain. —vr be obtained. obtention, /. obtaining, ..."
2. The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses by George Washington (1855)
"... Knox entitled to priority of rank to Generals Hamilton and Pinckney, this has
operated very powerfully as an obstructer to all the army arrangements. ..."
3. History of the United States of America, Under the Constitution by James Schouler (1913)
"To become a spy and an obstructer, against the Executive nominally served in
official confidence, must prove, in the end, a thankless task, as it certainly ..."
4. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1889)
"... boys and loafers of the particular quarter, an obstructer of traffic, and the
mark of a hundred questions in half 'the languages of the Levant. ..."
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