Definition
One who douts; a person who extinguishes lights or fires (archaic form).
Etymology
Agent noun formed from the archaic verb dout plus -er suffix, following Middle English patterns for creating nouns from verbs.
Kelly Says
In Elizabethan theater, someone was literally hired to go around 'douting' candles at the end of performances—a job that would be hilarious now but was essential then!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ጥያቄ ማድረግ
ti-ya-qe ma-dreg
ARالعربية
التشكيك
al-tish-kiik
BNবাংলা
সন্দেহ করা
san-deh kor-a
CSČeština
pochybovat
po-chi-bo-vat
DEDeutsch
zweifeln
tsvay-flen
ELΕλληνικά
αμφιβάλλω
am-fi-val-lo
FISuomi
epäilyttää
e-pa-i-ly-taa
HEעברית
לה質疑
la-hat-si-gi
HIहिन्दी
संदेह करना
san-deh kar-na
HUMagyar
kérdezni
ker-dez-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
meragukan
me-ra-gu-kan
ITItaliano
dubitare
doo-bee-ta-reh
MSBahasa Melayu
meragukan
me-ra-gu-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ရှုပ်မြင်
shu-puk-min
NLNederlands
twijfelen
twi-fel-en
PLPolski
wątpić
vwat-peech
PTPortuguês
duvidar
doo-vee-dar
RORomână
a îndoieli
a in-doe-i
RUРусский
сомневаться
som-nev-a-ty-sya
SVSvenska
tvivla
tvee-vla
SWKiswahili
kuhofu
koo-hof-oo
TAதமிழ்
சந்தேகம்
san-the-gam
TEతెలుగు
సందేహం
san-de-ham
TLTL
pag-aalinlangan
pa-ga-a-lin-lan-gan
TRTürkçe
şüphe etmek
shu-peh-ehk
UKУкраїнська
засумніватися
za-su-mni-ty-vat-sya
URاردو
شبہہ کرنا
she-beh-kar-na
VITiếng Việt
nghi ngờ
nghi-ngiuor