thresholder

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

threshold +‎ -er

Noun[edit]

thresholder (plural thresholders)

  1. A person who occupies the threshold between places or statuses.
    • 1995, Thomas Parkhill, The forest setting in Hindu epics: princes, sages, demons, page 187:
      The site of their transformation is the forest in which they dwell as thresholders in transition from one state of existence to another.
    • 2007, Anne Grinyer, Young People Living With Cancer: Implications for Policy and Practice:
      The term adopted by Apter (2001) for those aged 18–24 years is 'thresholders'. This is a highly descriptive and relevant way in which to interpret this life-stage.