noun
meaner
noun
1
A person who intends or means something (rare, mostly used in formal or philosophical writing).
"The meaner of a statement isn't always the one who benefits from its interpretation."
How to Use Meaner
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA rarely-used word for someone who "means" something — most people will only ever meet this as the comparative of the adjective "mean" (e.g. "he got meaner with age"), which is not a separate dictionary entry.
Common mistake
This is almost always encountered as the comparative form of "mean" (unkind) — "meaner than his brother" — rather than as this rare noun sense.
Word Forms
meaners plural
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The _____ of a statement isn't always the one who benefits from its interpretation.