voider
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Definition
- Noun:
- A person or thing that voids, invalidates, or nullifies something: An official or agent who has the authority to declare something null and without legal force.
- A person who defecates: (A formal or euphemistic term for) one who empties their bowels.
- A piece of chain mail armor: A component of medieval armor designed to cover a vulnerable gap in the plate armor.
- A hamper for laundry: A basket or receptacle specifically for holding soiled clothes awaiting washing or wet clothes awaiting drying.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Invalidator):
- The notary acted as the voider of the contract due to the found irregularities.
- The court appointed a voider to cancel the fraudulent deeds.
- Noun (Person who defecates):
- (This usage is very formal/technical) The medical report noted the patient was a regular voider.
- Noun (Piece of armor):
- The knight's armpit was protected by a small, circular voider made of interlocking metal rings.
- Noun (Hamper):
- She tossed the dirty towels into the linen voider in the bathroom.
Advanced Usage
- Legal/Administrative Context: The term is most precise in legal or official contexts where a specific role or action of nullification is described. It is not a common synonym for "someone who cancels" in everyday speech.
- Historical/Archaic Context: When referring to armor or using the term for "one who defecates," the word carries a formal, technical, or archaic tone.
Variants and Related Words
- Void (verb/noun/adjective): The root word meaning to invalidate, to empty, or a completely empty space.
- Voidance (noun): The act of voiding or emptying.
- Voidable (adjective): Capable of being voided or nullified.
Synonyms
- Invalidator: Nullifier, canceller, revoker.
- (For 'person who defecates'): (This is a highly specific term; common synonyms would be phrases like "one who defecates").
- (For 'piece of armor'): Gusset, mail gusset, armor patch.
- (For 'hamper'): Laundry basket, clothes basket, linen bin.
Related Phrases
- To void a check: To cancel a check so it cannot be cashed.
- To void a contract: To declare a contract legally invalid.
- Null and void: A legal phrase meaning completely invalid.
Noun
- a hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be dried
- a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate
- a person who defecates
- an official who can invalidate or nullify
- my bank check was voided and I wanted to know who the invalidator was