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tiptoer

tiptoer noun: one who tiptoes.

Noun

tiptoer (plural tiptoers)

  1. One who tiptoes.
    • We all know people who are tiptoers. When they walk, they seem to be walking mostly on their toes and hardly put any weight at all on their heels.1986, Ken Dychtwald, Bodymind

Forms of tiptoer

pluraltiptoers

Origin of tiptoer

From tiptoe + -er.

Questions about tiptoer

What does tiptoer mean?
Tiptoer means one who tiptoes.
What part of speech is tiptoer?
Tiptoer is a noun.
What is the plural of tiptoer?
The plural of tiptoer is tiptoers.

Words near tiptoer in the dictionary

  1. tiptoed through a minefield
  2. tiptoeing
  3. tiptoeing around
  4. tiptoeing through a minefield
  5. tiptoeingly
  6. tiptoer
  7. tiptoers
  8. tiptoes
  9. tiptoes around
  10. tiptoes through a minefield
  11. Tipton

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