hinder
verb (used with object)
hinderer
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a word derived from
hinder.
Example Sentences
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Corruption is often put forward as a serious hinderer of economic growth in South Africa, not just from the corporate sphere, but from organised labour as well.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2013
That is, when the experimenters gave the infants a chance to reach out and touch the figures, the infants showed a definite reluctance to reach for the hinderer square, as compared to the helper triangle.
From Salon ● May 28, 2012
The experimenters wanted to know if the infants, unaffected and uninvolved bystanders, would cop an attitude toward the hinderer square.
From Salon ● May 28, 2012
After showing the babies the scene, the experimenter placed the helper and the hinderer on a tray and brought them to the child.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2010
Your journey may be great, for ought I know; And 'tis an argument of little love To be the hinderer of a traveller.
From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 by A. H. (Arthur Henry) Bullen
