accoster

English

Etymology

accost + -er

Noun

accoster (plural accosters)

  1. One who accosts somebody.

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French

Etymology

From a- + coste + -er. Old French coste has become côte in modern French.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.kɔs.te/

Verb

accoster

  1. (intransitive, nautical) to come ashore
    Synonym: arriver
  2. (transitive) to lay something next to another object
    Synonym: juxtaposer
  3. (transitive, by extension, slightly pejorative) to approach someone; to interrupt someone (especially a stranger, in the street)
    Synonym: aborder

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