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hoverer

noun

Etymology

From hover + -er.

  1. inherited from *kap-✻
  2. inherited from *habjaną✻ — “to lift; to heave”
  3. inherited from *habbjan✻
  4. inherited from *hōfian✻
  5. inherited from hoveren — “to float in the air, hover; to stay”
  6. suffixed as hoverer — “hover + er”

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, hovers.

    • They're wonderful hoverers, though, and they'll remain stationary in the air, wing-tips vibrating, till they've marked their prey[.]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA