preener

noun

Etymology

From preen + -er.

  1. inherited from prenen
  2. derived from *brew-
  3. inherited from *preunaz
  4. inherited from prēon
  5. inherited from pren
  6. formed as preener — “preen + -er

Definitions

  1. One who preens.

    • So in a town that’s in fact entirely over-populated with blow-dried preeners, it seemed entirely appropriate that the signature TV star be, if not ugly, aggressively “not pretty.”
    • Cake is a tall preener, calling out from the center of the dining room table, but often disappointing with overly cloying frosting or a crumb that proves less than moist.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for preener. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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