"mewer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mewers [plural]
Etymology: mew + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mew|er}} mew + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} mewer (plural mewers)
  1. One who makes a mewing sound; a cat.
    Sense id: en-mewer-en-noun-EXDWKRj-
  2. One who mews (flattens the tongue against the roof of the mouth for supposed health benefits).
    Sense id: en-mewer-en-noun-TfZUMvVa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 37 63

Inflected forms

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