avoid
verb (used with object)
to keep away from; keep clear of; shun.
avoider
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a word derived from
avoid.
Example Sentences
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In the biography, it is detailed that Carson is a long-time avoider of funerals.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2024
"Over time, we hope to see that initiatives that create new habitat support not just urban tolerant species, but also our urban avoider species."
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024
I am a lifelong avoider of cruise ships.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2020
If your partner is an avoider, don’t give up trying to connect.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2018
Bloodhounds are like that, Jimmy says, they avoid a disturbance; Faithful is a very good avoider, Jimmy says.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 14, 1916 by Various
