thwarter

== English == === Etymology === From thwart +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈθwɔː(ɹ).tə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ) === Noun === thwarter (plural thwarters) A person or thing that thwarts. (obsolete) A disease in sheep, characterised by trembling, or convulsion. === References === “thwarter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.