Promisers
Part of speech: noun
Definitions
- Individuals who make commitments or guarantees
- People who pledge to do something or deliver on a promise
- Those who engage in the act of assuring others that specific actions will be taken or fulfilled
Etymology: "Promisers" is simply the plural of "promiser", a noun for someone who makes a promise or gives an assurance. That noun is built from "promise" with the agentive suffix "-er", which turns a verb or noun into a word for the person or thing that does the action, as in "teacher" or "baker". The plural adds the regular "-s" to the end.
Synonyms: pledgers, guarantors, committers, vow-makers, assurers
Antonyms: renegers, liars, betrayers, deceivers, breakers