"yawner" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yawners [plural]
Etymology: yawn + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|yawn|er|id2=agent noun}} yawn + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} yawner (plural yawners)
  1. A person who yawns. Categories (topical): People Translations (person who yawns): Langweiler [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-yawner-en-noun-3jO5AlBc Disambiguation of People: 50 50 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: yawners [plural]
Etymology: yawn (noun) + -er (“Variety -er”) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|yawn|er|id2=entertainment|pos1=noun|t2=Variety -er}} yawn (noun) + -er (“Variety -er”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} yawner (plural yawners)
  1. (entertainment, sports, informal) Something unexciting or boring, as a book, sporting event, or performance. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Sports, People
    Sense id: en-yawner-en-noun-BPa~~aov Disambiguation of People: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (entertainment) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (entertainment): 21 79 Topics: entertainment, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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