Definition of mislayer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

person

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someone who misplaces things often

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He is a mislayer who always loses his keys and phone.

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incorrect position

Rare

person who incorrectly positions something

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The mislayer placed the tiles in the wrong order yesterday.

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Origin of mislayer

English, mis- (wrongly) + layer (one who lays)

Examples of mislayer in a sentence

As a mislayer, she often forgets where she puts her glasses.
The mislaver misplaced the keys again.
As a habitual mislaver, she often lost her belongings.

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French:étourdi, personne qui pose mal, ...
German:jemand, der Dinge verlegt, Fehlleger, ...
Italian:persona smemorata, persona che posiziona in modo errato, ...
Spanish:despistado, persona que coloca mal, ...
Portuguese:despistado, pessoa que colocou algo no sítio errado, ...
Chinese:丢三落四的人, 放错位置的人, ...
Japanese:置き忘れがちな人, 誤配置者, ...
Arabic:شخص يضيع الأشياء كثيرًا, مُخَطِّئُ الوَضْعِ, ...
Hebrew:מְאַבֵּד חֲפָצִים תָּכִיף, מַנִּיחַ בְּמָקוֹם שָׁגוּי, ...
Russian:забывчивый человек, ошибочный укладчик, ...
Ukrainian:той, хто часто губить речі, той, хто неправильно укладає, ...
Hindi:चीजें गलत रखने वाला, गलत रखने वाला, ...
Bengali:বস্তুর ভুল জায়গায় রাখার ব্যক্তি, ভুল স্থাপনকারী, ...
Catalan:despistat, col.locador erroni, ...
Czech:popleta, ten, kdo něco nesprávně umístí, ...
Danish:glemsom person, forkertlægger, ...
Dutch:verstrooide persoon, verkeerdlegger, ...
Greek:ακατάστατος, λάθος τοποθετητής, ...
Hungarian:szétszórt ember, hibásan elhelyező személy, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សដែលឧស្សាហ៍ដាក់របស់ខុសកន្លែង, អ្នកដាក់វត្ថុក្នុងទីតាំងខុស, ...
Korean:물건 잘못 두는 사람, 잘못 배치하는 사람, ...
Persian:گم‌گذار, نادرست‌گذار, ...
Polish:osoba gubiąca rzeczy, błędny układacz, ...
Portuguese (BR):desorganizado, posicionador incorreto, ...
Romanian:persoană care pierde lucruri, persoană care așază greșit, ...
Swedish:borttappare, felplacerare, ...
Thai:คนวางของผิดที่, ผู้วางผิดตำแหน่ง, ...
Turkish:eşyalarını yanlış koyan kişi, yanlış yerleştiren, ...
Vietnamese:người hay để quên đồ, người đặt sai, ...

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Definition of mislayer - Reverso English Dictionary

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