thronger en · NOUN
Etymology
From throng + -er.
Meanings
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One who throngs.
But the moment that they become the servile throngers of court avenues, and give themselves up to the political intrigues and heartless dissipations of the metropolis, that moment they lose the real nobility of their natures, and become the mere leeches of the country.
1835, Washington Irving, English country gentlemen, page 12:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| throngers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |