enjoyer


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en·joy

 (ĕn-joi′)
v. en·joyed, en·joy·ing, en·joys
v.tr.
1. To receive pleasure or satisfaction from.
2. To have the use or benefit of: enjoys good health.
v.intr.
To have a pleasurable or satisfactory time.
Idiom:
enjoy oneself
To have a pleasurable or satisfactory time.

[Middle English enjoien, from Old French enjoir : en-, intensive pref.; see en-1 + joir, to rejoice (from Latin gaudēre; see gāu- in Indo-European roots).]

en·joy′a·ble adj.
en·joy′a·bly adv.
en·joy′er n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.enjoyer - a person who delights in having or using or experiencing something
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
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