# aberuncator

CEFR C2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/aberuncator
Updated: 2026-06-22

## Definition

a person who is very careful and cautious. You use this word to describe someone who thinks about every possible risk before taking action.

For teachers: a person who is excessively cautious or careful. Often used in a literary or archaic context to describe a character who avoids risks at all costs.

## Examples

- The aberuncator refused to sign the contract until every detail was checked.
- In the story, the aberuncator spent so much time planning his escape that he never actually left the house.
- The protagonist is portrayed as a classic aberuncator, so consumed by the fear of failure that he remains paralyzed by indecision throughout the novel's first act.

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