frowster en · NOUN
Etymology
From frowst + -er.
Meanings
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One who frowsts; one who prefers to stay indoors where it is warm and cosy.
These were people who hid in dark locker rooms rather than go outside into the healthy, sometimes forty below, air. Frowsters were not punished, but shamed into going outside.
2005, John W. Childs, Ramblings of a Rolling Stone, page 75:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| frowsters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |