"stimmer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-stimmer.wav Forms: stimmers [plural]
Etymology: From stim (“to perform a repetitive self-stimulating action”) + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|stim|-er|id2=agent noun|t1=to perform a repetitive self-stimulating action}} stim (“to perform a repetitive self-stimulating action”) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} stimmer (plural stimmers)
  1. (psychology, autism) One who engages in stimming behaviour. Categories (topical): Autism, Psychology

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