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n. - A person who yields or gives up.

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Usage examples (7)
  • Verb (used with object) : to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police. ,He surrendered himself to a life of hardship
  • I'm sure everyone this morning is going to focus on McCain's comments trying to define Barack Obama as a "surrenderer," while he, McCain, is the big strong guy who will...
  • But as far as the surrenderer is concerned, whatever may happen brings him closer to what he potentially is.
  • He went on looking for more regulars to kill, but soon ran up against Cornwallis the surrenderer.
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