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cougher

UK/ˈkɒfə/US/ˈkɔfɚ/

cougher noun: a person who coughs.

Noun

cougher (plural coughers)

  1. A person who coughs.
    • A frequent cougher in a church sets nearly the whole congregation to coughing.1873, The Atlantic Monthly, volume 31, page 322
    • The widow turned her usually unemotional face to the cougher, and the concern on her countenance showed that the innuendo of the reverend alarmist had reached even her. But the organist's pretty eyes had forestalled her, and the glance she sent to the cougher said plainly: 'You want my care and...1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 161

Examples of cougher in a sentence

  • The widow turned her usually unemotional face to the cougher, and the concern on her countenance showed that the innuendo of the reverend alarmist had reached even her.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia...
  • Police dutifully hauled sneezers and coughers to court, where they were given stiff fines.2002, Joy Hakim, War, Peace, and All that Jazz, page 22:

Forms of cougher

pluralcoughers

Origin of cougher

From cough + -er.

Words that rhyme with cougher

Questions about cougher

What does cougher mean?
Cougher means a person who coughs.
How do you use cougher in a sentence?
The widow turned her usually unemotional face to the cougher, and the concern on her countenance showed that the innuendo of the reverend alarmist had reached even her.
What part of speech is cougher?
Cougher is a noun.
How do you pronounce cougher?
Cougher is pronounced /ˈkɒfə/ (UK).
What is the plural of cougher?
The plural of cougher is coughers.

Words near cougher in the dictionary

  1. coughed up
  2. coughee
  3. coughees
  4. Coughenour
  5. Coughenours
  6. cougher
  7. coughers
  8. coughest
  9. cougheth
  10. coughin'
  11. coughing

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