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wielder

wielder

5 5.3
A person who uses or controls things like tools and weapons
  • noun
  • /ˈwiːldər/
translation icon : portador
  • Each wielder of the Master Sword never spoke a word and still remained different from the next.
  • wielders of power

Potto is signalling not only his controls over the ties that bind, but also that he has his hands on a weapon, just like the club wielder in the small room.

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Examples

  • I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor.

  • I give you full title to anything you may receive... ...from future wielders of knives.

  • What she needs now is to open her heart to the Mjolnir Wielder.

    Blog text (32)
  • But in every battle, the wielder was struck with battle madness, a melancholy that would drive him alone into the midst of the enemy.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • None of the principal power-wielders in world affairs are happy with the status quo.

    Academic text (1999)
  • My favorite was one showing Han Solo as a bearded lightsaber wielder.

    Blog text (11)
  • Their drow wielders crouched low, staring at the broken door.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • - Oh, Odin, all father, Lord of Valhalla, wielder of the Gungnir, we stand before you in reverence and supplication.

  • For the first time, Kendra contemplated the idea of authority whose limits depended only on its wielder's restraint; who could check power that was silent and unseen?

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The wielder of the ancient sword was praised for their bravery during battle.

Synonyms

operator
vswielder
268 3.0

A person who controls a machine or piece of equipment

is broader, covering use or control of tools, weapons, or power
manipulator
vswielder
3 6.3

A person or machine that controls equipment in a factory

means specifically a person rather than a device and covers tools and power
utilizer
vswielder
  • US
1 7.5

A person or device that uses something for a particular purpose

also implies control or authority over tools, weapons, or power

Antonyms

4.1

A person who does not use a certain product, service or substance

How Powerful

authority
889 3.1
master
791 4.2
wielder
5 5.3
operator
268 3.0
user
1.0

Surface Forms

wielder singular
wielders plural

Morphology

wielder = wield (transparent) = wield + er

Agentive '-er' added to the verb 'wield' yields 'wielder' meaning 'person who wields', a direct and regular derivation.

Etymology

The word wielder comes from the verb wield, which meant 'to hold and use', like holding a sword or a tool. So a wielder is a person who holds and controls a tool, weapon, or power.