[f. SUSPECT v. + -ER1.] One who suspects; = SUSPECTOR.

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a. 1625.  Fletcher, Hum. Lieut. IV. viii. A base suspecter of a virgins honour.

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1662.  H. More, Philos. Writ., Pref. Gen. § 10. The jealous Suspecters or Opposers of new Truths.

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1895.  F. T. Elworthy, Evil Eye, 436. The countercharm is worked by the suspecter’s turning the largest coal upside down.

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