embracer
embracer Lexical Profile
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• noun
A person who willingly and enthusiastically accepts or adopts a belief, theory, or change.
"Having always been an early embracer of renewable energy, the architect integrated solar panels into every new design."
A person who hugs or holds someone closely in their arms.
"As a warm and affectionate embracer, she always greeted her visiting relatives with a big hug at the door."
In common law, a person guilty of embracery, the offense of attempting to corrupt or improperly influence a court or jury.
"The historical statute imposed strict penalties on any embracer caught offering bribes to members of the jury."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English as an agent noun from the verb embrace, which derives from Old French embracier, meaning to clasp in the arms (ultimately from Latin bracchium, meaning arm). The historical legal sense entered via Anglo-Norman embraceor, referring to someone who unlawfully Attempts to sway a jury.