stammerer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈstæməɹə(ɹ)/
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Etymology
From stammer + -er.
Meanings
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One who stammers; a stutterer.
Marry—as the friendly vapour ascended, how his prattle would curl up sometimes with it! the ligaments, which tongue-tied him, were loosened, and the stammerer proceeded a statist!
1833, [Charles Lamb], “Preface. By a Friend of the Late Elia.”, in The Last Essays of Elia. […], London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page ix:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stammerers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |