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thronger

thronger noun: one who throngs.

Noun

thronger (plural throngers)

  1. 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 of thronger

pluralthrongers

Origin of thronger

From throng + -er.

Questions about thronger

What does thronger mean?
Thronger means one who throngs.
What part of speech is thronger?
Thronger is a noun.
What is the plural of thronger?
The plural of thronger is throngers.

Words near thronger in the dictionary

  1. throneworlds
  2. throneworthiness
  3. throneworthy
  4. throng
  5. thronged
  6. thronger
  7. throngers
  8. throngful
  9. thronging
  10. throngingly
  11. throngings

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