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12 letters · 17 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
originEtymology tree English filibuster Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English filibusterer From filibuster + -er.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- briefest 13
- filberts 13
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- rifleries 12
- surfeiter 12
- terrifies 12