surrenderer

7.3

A person who gives up during a fight or competition

noun
/səˈrɛndərər/

: rendidor

During the ceremony, the surrenderer signed the official documents in front of both parties.

Examples

The surrenderer accepted defeat gracefully.
The army's general was the first surrenderer when defeat became inevitable.
Negotiators spoke to the surrenderer to understand his motives for giving up.
Many surrenderers in history have changed the course of events.
In a heated debate, he was labeled the surrenderer for backing down on key issues.
After facing overwhelming opposition, the general became known as a surrenderer in the eyes of his troops.
The athlete was considered a surrenderer for conceding defeat in the final match without a fight.

Synonyms

quitter

vssurrenderer

Offensive

42 3.2

A person who gives up easily and does not finish things

focuses on giving up in contests rather than as an easy habit

piker

vssurrenderer

Offensive

1 9.6

A person who backs out of an activity at the last moment

refers to yielding in conflict or competition, not late withdrawal

yielder

vssurrenderer

8.1

A person who gives in to others or to pressure

focuses on giving up mainly in conflicts or competitions

submitter

vssurrenderer

5.6

A person who accepts another person's control and obeys them without question

applies mainly to giving up in conflicts or competitions

Surface Forms

surrenderer singular

surrenderers plural

Morphology

surrenderer = surrender (transparent) = surrender + er

The agentive suffix '-er' productively forms a noun meaning 'person who surrenders' from the verb 'surrender', a straightforward derivation.

Etymology

Surrenderer comes from surrender, an old word that meant 'to give back' or 'hand over', and it shares that root with render ('to give'). So a surrenderer is someone who gives up or hands themselves over in a fight or contest.