grower

noun
/ˈɡɹoʊɚ/US

Etymology

From grow + -er.

  1. derived from *gʰreh₁- — “to grow, become green
  2. inherited from *grōaną — “to grow, grow green
  3. inherited from *grōan
  4. inherited from grōwan — “to grow, increase, flourish, germinate
  5. inherited from growen
  6. suffixed as grower — “grow + er

Definitions

  1. A farmer

    A farmer; one who grows things.

    • He was an orange grower from Florida.
    • That first batch of yarn set the pattern for Knudsen Knits: Farah seeks out local wool growers, selects fleeces, and works with small local mills to produce yarn.
  2. Something that grows.

    • These flowers are fast growers
  3. Someone or something, especially music, that becomes more likeable over time.

    • I didn't like the song at first, but it is a real grower.
    • Sanctury^([sic]) - the least obvious single but what a grower. When I first heard this track I thought it was rather average. After playing the album several times, this was the one that kept coming into my head throughout the day.
    • […]assimilating some vaguely psych, folk-rock, and other influences into their own twang without losing sense of style and taste: a grower, not a shower (that's show-er, not shower).
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. A person whose penis increases in size significantly when erect.

      • As a man who can best be described as a "grower not a shower", I helped Brent realize that many people in the gay community are concerned in a very adolescent way with their dick size, including me.
      • "Growers" are guys whose penises tend to contract a lot lengthwise when flaccid, while "show-ers" are guys whose penises could be said to merely "deflate" without contracting much in length.
      • His dick, if I remember correctly, is more of a shower than a grower[…]

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