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hoverer

hoverer noun: one who, or that which, hovers.

Noun

hoverer (plural hoverers)

  1. One who, or that which, hovers.
    • They're wonderful hoverers, though, and they'll remain stationary in the air, wing-tips vibrating, till they've marked their prey[.]1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary on the Plains, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 13

Forms of hoverer

pluralhoverers

Origin of hoverer

From hover + -er.

Questions about hoverer

What does hoverer mean?
Hoverer means one who, or that which, hovers.
What part of speech is hoverer?
Hoverer is a noun.
What is the plural of hoverer?
The plural of hoverer is hoverers.

Words near hoverer in the dictionary

  1. hovercrafts
  2. hovercycle
  3. hovercycles
  4. hovered
  5. hoveredst
  6. hoverer
  7. hoverers
  8. hoverest
  9. hovereth
  10. hoverflies
  11. hoverfly

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