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compeller (s) (noun), compellers (pl)
1. An individual who uses physical or other force to cause something to be done: Frank thought his mother was a compeller because he always had to wash his hands before a meal, otherwise he would not be allowed to eat at all!
2. A person who constrains someone, in some way, to yield or to do what one wishes: Mr. Hathaway used his legal authority as a compeller to get the recalcitrant debtor to pay for his bank loan.
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