shelterer

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English

Etymology

From shelter +‎ -er.

Noun

shelterer (plural shelterers)

  1. A person who takes shelter.
    As the downpour began, I joined the other shelterers under the tree.
    • 1941 July, “Notes and News: New Tube Station at Highgate”, in Railway Magazine, page 329:
      With the intensification of air raids on London last September, these tube platforms began to be used as an air raid shelter, and shelterers travelled by train (specially stopped there) from other stations in order to gain access.
  2. A person who provides shelter.