coercer

== English == === Etymology === From coerce + -er. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /koʊˈɝsɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəʊˈɜːsə/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sə(ɹ) === Noun === coercer (plural coercers) A person who coerces. ==== Antonyms ==== coercee ==== Related terms ==== coerce coercible coercion == French == === Alternative forms === coërcer === Etymology === From Latin coercere (“to surround, encompass, restrain, control, curb”), from co- (“together”) + arcere (“to inclose, confine, keep off”); see arcade, arcane, ark. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.ɛʁ.se/ === Verb === coercer to coerce, limit or restrict ==== Conjugation ==== This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'. === Further reading === “coercer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Spanish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin coercere (“to surround, encompass, restrain, control, curb”), from co- (“together”) + arcere (“to inclose, confine, keep off”); see arcade, arcane, ark. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koeɾˈθeɾ/ [ko.eɾˈθeɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /koeɾˈseɾ/ [ko.eɾˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: co‧er‧cer === Verb === coercer (first-person singular present coerzo, first-person singular preterite coercí, past participle coercido) to coerce, limit or restrict ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “coercer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025