"sprawler" meaning in English

See sprawler in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sprawlers [plural]
Etymology: sprawl + -er Etymology templates: {{af|en|sprawl|-er}} sprawl + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} sprawler (plural sprawlers)
  1. Someone or something which sprawls; agent noun of sprawl

Inflected forms

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