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rejector

rejector

1 5.7
A person or machine that removes things judged unwanted
  • noun
  • /rɪˈdʒɛktər/
: rechazador
  • His role as the rejector ensured that only the best candidates were selected for the scholarship program.

If it's a good friend of mine, I want to be the rejector, right?

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Examples

  • The committee appointed her as the rejector of all proposals that did not meet the funding criteria.

  • As a strict teacher, she became known as the rejector of incomplete assignments.

  • If it's a good friend of mine, I want to be the rejector, right?

    I've Had It

  • Schwitters was a Dadaist and, as such, a radical rejector of systems and institutions of the state, and of the art supported and promoted by those states and institutions.

    Blog text (4)

Synonyms

dissenter
vsrejector
22 7.2

A person who disagrees with common ideas or with those in charge

is the neutral general term, not focused on authority or beliefs
objector
vsrejector
15 5.1

A person who disagrees with a law or plan and says so

is more general and not limited to policy or practice opposition
opposer
vsrejector
2 4.5

A person who speaks out against a plan or idea

is broader and can be neutral rather than taking direct action
refuser
vsrejector
1 6.7

A person who does not do, accept, or agree to something

is the more general neutral term for someone who says no
rejectionist
vsrejector
1 7.9

A person who refuses to accept proposals or changes, often for political reasons

is the general term for saying no to many things not only proposals
rejecter
vsrejector
1 4.0

A person who refuses to accept an idea or plan

is the other spelling typically using -or ending
negativist
vsrejector
1 9.1

A person who always refuses requests and acts against suggestions

is not habitual and covers single acts rather than constant opposition
decliner
vsrejector
5.6

A person who says no to an invitation or offer

is wider, used for saying no to many kinds of things not only offers
spurner
vsrejector
9.9

Someone who rejects people or ideas with strong dislike

is more neutral and general instead of showing contempt

Antonyms

acceptor
  • Specialized
1 7.4

An atom or molecule that takes electrons from another one

approver
  • Formal
1 4.0

A person who gives official permission for requests or actions

How Rejecting

rejector
1 5.7
naysayer
24 7.0
acceptor
  • Specialized
1 7.4

Surface Forms

rejector singular
rejectors plural

Morphology

rejector = reject (transparent) = reject + or

Agent-noun formed by adding the productive suffix '-or' to the verb 'reject', yielding 'person/thing that rejects', which is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word rejector comes from re- 'back' and ject 'to throw', the same root you see in eject and project. So a rejector is someone or something that 'throws back' or refuses items, which helps you remember its meaning as a person or thing that rejects.