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hourer

hourer noun: something that lasts or takes a specified number of hours.

Noun

hourer (plural hourers)

  1. (in-compounds) Something that lasts or takes a specified number of hours.
    • As I watched it, I kept hoping, wishing that it might be a special two-hourer, and while it was in fact 20 minutes longer than usual, it didn’t last long enough.2006 November 12, Alex Kotlowitz, “The Last Episode Is the Best Episode”, in Slate
    • I'm right behind you Gerry - my preferred siesta would be more of a 45-minuter. Except on holidays when it would be more of a three-hourer. Sheds, of course, make great places in which to siesta.2007 November 7, anonymous author, Shedworking

Examples of hourer in a sentence

  • Wednesday’s Sing-Off was another two-hourer, which are tough and long to cover.2013 December 18, CMTomlin, “Singing Off: Movie Night, Dramatic Performances and Disappointing Exits”, in KSR:
  • The gym rat – this person was a one hourer and has graduated to being a two to six hourer depending on how often they go to the gym.2024 May 1, ZacharyFurr, “Gym types”, in The In Constant Chronicles:
  • Go on, Marty – do us a four-hourer, no intervals!2024 March 5, Gwilym Mumford, “The Guide #137: A genre-by-genre rundown of the ideal film length”, in The Guardian:
  • a well-under-two-hourer with a number of write-ins plus some very tricky wordplay.2024 March 6, prospero, Crossword Help Forum:

Forms of hourer

pluralhourers

Origin of hourer

From hour + -er.

Questions about hourer

What does hourer mean?
Hourer means something that lasts or takes a specified number of hours.
How do you use hourer in a sentence?
Wednesday’s Sing-Off was another two-hourer, which are tough and long to cover.
What part of speech is hourer?
Hourer is a noun.
What is the plural of hourer?
The plural of hourer is hourers.

Words near hourer in the dictionary

  1. hourage
  2. hourages
  3. Houran
  4. houre
  5. hourelie
  6. hourer
  7. hourers
  8. houres
  9. hourful
  10. hourfuls
  11. hourglass

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