"flounderer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flounderers [plural]
Etymology: flounder (verb) + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flounder|er|id2=agent noun|pos1=verb}} flounder (verb) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} flounderer (plural flounderers)
  1. One who flounders, who behaves clumsily without direction.
    Sense id: en-flounderer-en-noun-tcY5XD2R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), English terms suffixed with -er (occupation) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 62 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: flounderers [plural]
Etymology: flounder (noun) + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flounder|er|id2=occupation|pos1=noun}} flounder (noun) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} flounderer (plural flounderers)
  1. Someone who fishes for flounder.
    Sense id: en-flounderer-en-noun-c55y5LZK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for flounderer meaning in English (1.7kB)

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