retcher

noun

Etymology

From retch + -er.

  1. derived from *kreg- — “to caw, crow
  2. inherited from *hrēkijaną — “to clear one's throat
  3. inherited from *hrākijan
  4. inherited from hrǣċan — “to clear the throat, hawk, spit
  5. inherited from *recchen
  6. suffixed as retcher — “retch + er

Definitions

  1. One who retches.

    • Some retchers are extremely apprehensive as, in addition to their normal fears, they anticipate that they will retch or be sick and 'disgrace' themselves.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for retcher. 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