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pouncer

pouncer noun: one who pounces.

Noun

pouncer (plural pouncers)

  1. One who pounces.
    • Leopards, like their smaller domestic counterparts, are pouncers, and their jumping helps them stay in shape.2008 January 18, Laurel Graeber, “Children’s Events”, in New York Times

Forms of pouncer

pluralpouncers

Origin of pouncer

From pounce + -er.

Questions about pouncer

What does pouncer mean?
Pouncer means one who pounces.
What part of speech is pouncer?
Pouncer is a noun.
What is the plural of pouncer?
The plural of pouncer is pouncers.

Words near pouncer in the dictionary

  1. pounce wheels
  2. pounceable
  3. pounced
  4. pouncehug
  5. pouncehugs
  6. pouncer
  7. pouncers
  8. pounces
  9. pouncet
  10. pouncet box
  11. pouncet boxes

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