meetinger

noun

meet·​ing·​er

ˈmētᵊnə(r),

-tiŋə-

plural -s

dialectal, England

: a member of a nonconformist church or chapel

to be a meetinger, you must go to chapel in all winds and weathers

—Thomas Hardy

Word History

Etymology

meeting entry 1 + -er

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