drowner

noun
/ˈdɹaʊnə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From drown + -er.

  1. inherited from drownen
  2. suffixed as drowner — “drown + er

Definitions

  1. Someone who dies by drowning.

    • With the jumpers and the drowners, McGee, you don't pick up a pattern. That's because a jumper damned near always makes it the first time, and a drowner is usually almost as successful, about the same rate as hangers.
  2. One who drowns another.

    • At eight you thought of boys as cat drowners and bird stoners. At nine there was another reason for boys' existence: they either noticed you or they didn't, and it desperately mattered which.

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