Definition of Preener

1. Noun. One who preens. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Preener

1. one that preens [n -S] - See also: preens

Lexicographical Neighbors of Preener

preemptive self-defence
preemptive strike
preemptive strikes
preemptively
preemptor
preemptors
preemptory
preempts
preen
preen gland
preenact
preenacted
preenacting
preenacts
preened
preener (current term)
preeners
preengage
preengaged
preengagement
preengagements
preengages
preengaging
preening
preeningly
preenings
preenrollment
preens
preequilibrated
preequilibrium

Literary usage of Preener

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1855)
"... liv clearer streams and preener prairies roves, And that his spirit, in the Sunset Groves, Where, ever bounding with his silver horus, The screaming ..."

2. An Introduction to Heraldry: Containing the Origin and Use of Arms; Rules by Hugh Clark, Thomas Wormull (1854)
"... name, preener. PREMIER, from the French, signifies first; and is used by English heralds to signify the most ancient peer of any degree by creation. ..."

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