attainers
|at-tain-ers|
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/əˈteɪnərz/
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/əˈteɪnəz/
(attainer)
one who reaches or achieves
Etymology
'attainer' originates from Middle English and Anglo-French, ultimately from Latin 'attingere', where 'ad-' meant 'to/toward' and 'tangere' meant 'to touch'.
'attainer' developed as an agent noun from the verb 'attain', which came from Old French (ateindre/atteindre) derived from Latin 'attingere'; the English agentive suffix '-er' produced 'attainer' as 'one who attains'.
Initially related to the Latin sense 'to touch or reach', the meaning evolved to 'to reach, achieve', so 'attainer' now means 'one who achieves or reaches a goal'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural of 'attainer': people who attain something; those who achieve or reach a goal or standard.
The attainers of the scholarship were recognized at the ceremony.
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