respecter

[ ri-spek-ter ]

/ rɪˈspɛk tər /

noun

someone or something that is influenced by the social standing, importance, power, or any deterrent put forth by persons or things (used chiefly in negative constructions): Death is no respecter of wealth.

Nearby words

respect, respectability, respectability politics, respectable, respectant, respecter, respectful, respecting, respective, respectively, respell

Origin of respecter

First recorded in 1605–15; respect + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for respecter

The Great Spirit allows us to put it to that decision; he is no respecter of persons.
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes|Sylvia Sunshine
And the Reader, who is no respecter of editors, might quarrel with it, for all we know.
The Book of Khalid|Ameen Rihani
He was fearless and aggressive, and was no respecter of persons.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. VI., No. 6, May, 1896|Various
See Acts 10:34, where Peter learns that God is no respecter of persons.
Studies in the Epistle of James|A. T. Robertson

God is no respecter of persons; but in every nation, he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of him.
Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith|Robert Patterson

British Dictionary definitions for respecter

respecter

/ (rɪˈspɛktə) /

noun

a person who respects someone or something

no respecter of persons a person whose attitude and behaviour is uninfluenced by consideration of another's rank, power, wealth, etc

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