deverbal

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Related to deverbals: denominal, gerund

de·ver·bal

n.
See deverbative.
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Most are deverbals with an animate and personal reference (catcher, hacker, latin lover, dealer, manager, leader/lider, sprinter) but there are also derivatives which refer to inanimate objects (scanner, tester, thriller).
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