chewer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English chew Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English chewer From chew + -er.
Meanings
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One who chews.
Gum-chewer syndrome: self-inflicted sublingual and self-inflicted buccal trauma.
1994, Cynthia P. Smith, The Dog:Has been a tobacco chewer thirty-eight years, and a portion of the time to great excess.
1848, Western Lancet:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chewers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |