voider

A noun with multiple meanings: an official who can invalidate or nullify something; a person who defecates; a piece of chain mail covering an area unprotected by armor plate; or a hamper for holding dirty or wet clothes.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv mit mehreren Bedeutungen: eine Person, die etwas für ungültig erklärt oder aufhebt; jemand, der Stuhlgang hat; ein Teil eines Kettenpanzers, der einen nicht durch Platten geschützten Bereich abdeckt; oder ein Korb für schmutzige oder nasse Wäsche.

1. Nullifier C1 formal

   An official or person who has the authority to invalidate, cancel, or nullify something.

   • The judge acted as a voider of the outdated contract.
   • In some systems, a voider can cancel a transaction after it has been processed.
   • The committee appointed a voider to oversee the annulment of the decision.

   🇩🇪Annullierender

   Synonyme: abrogatorinvalidator

2. One who empties bowels C2 informal medical

   A person who defecates; a somewhat crude or clinical term.

   • The term 'voider' is rarely used in polite conversation.
   • In medical texts, a 'voider' might refer to a patient who is able to defecate.
   • The old slang called him a 'voider' after his long stay in the outhouse.

   🇩🇪Sich Entleerender

   Synonyme: crapperdefecatoreliminatorshitter

3. Armor piece C2 formal

   A piece of chain mail worn to cover an area not protected by plate armor, such as the armpit or elbow.

   • The knight's armor included a voider under the shoulder plate.
   • He attached a voider to protect the gap between his gauntlet and vambrace.
   • The blacksmith crafted a fine voider from interlocking rings.

   🇩🇪Rüstungsteil aus Kettengeflecht

   Synonyme: gusset

4. Laundry basket B2 informal british

   A hamper or container used for holding dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be dried.

   • She tossed her socks into the voider in the corner.
   • The wet towels were left in the voider to air out.
   • He bought a new voider for the laundry room.

   🇩🇪Wäschekorb

   Synonyme: clothes basketclothes hamperhamperlaundry basket

• voiders plural form
• voiders' possessive plural form
• voider's possessive singular form