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BESIEGER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An enemy who lays siege to your position
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("besieger" is a kind of...):
enemy; foe; foeman; opposition (an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force))
Derivation:
besiege (surround so as to force to give up)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("besieger" is a kind of...):
petitioner; requester; suppliant; supplicant (one praying humbly for something)