approacher

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Someone or something that moves closer to another

noun
/əˈproʊtʃər/

: persona que se acerca

The approacher slowly made his way toward the shy dog, hoping to gain its trust.

I am a guy who throughout my life have not been much of an approacher, all right?

Examples

I'm not downplaying anyone's inner anxiety or even their need to get on with their day, and again, I'm not arguing for the type of lady-approacher the original poster is.

Blog text (2)
I am a guy who throughout my life have not been much of an approacher, all right?

Stephan Speaks
If you're a good woman, put yourself in a position to be approached instead of being the approacher.

Blog text (29)
As an approacher, she always found it easy to make new friends at gatherings.
The little boy was excited to be the first approacher to the giant inflatable slide.

Surface Forms

approacher singular

approachers plural

Morphology

approacher = approach (transparent) = approach + er

The suffix '-er' is transparently added to the verb 'approach' to denote a person or thing that performs the action.

Etymology

Approacher comes from approach, which means 'to come near' and originally comes from old parts meaning 'to' and 'near'. The ending -er turns a verb into 'one who does it', so an approacher is 'one who comes closer'.