beleaguer
verb (used with object)
to surround with military forces.
beleaguerer
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a word derived from
beleaguer.
Example Sentences
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To cast glamour and put confusion into a besieged place a witch is employed by the beleaguerer, just as William the Conqueror used the witch in the Fens against Hereward's fortalice.
From The Danish History, Books I-IX by Grammaticus Saxo
The presumptuous beleaguerer withdrew and was glad to come off without capture.
From David Lockwin—The People's Idol by John McGovern
