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Definition of Drowner
1. n. One who, or that which, drowns.
Definition of Drowner
1. Noun. Someone who is drowning. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Drowner
1. one that drowns [n -S] - See also: drowns
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drowner
Literary usage of Drowner
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Monsieur de Chauvelin's Will: To which is Added The Woman with the Velvet by Alexandre Dumas, P. L. Jacob (1897)
"... the turn of the judges to be judged had arrived, and the Convention, after a
month's hesitation, had ordered the prosecution of the great drowner. ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: To which is by John Jamieson (1880)
"EEL-drowner, ». A term negatively used in regard to one who is by no means •cate
or clever, who is far from being capable of performing a difficult task. ..."
3. Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are by John Jamieson, John Johnstone (1867)
"Having a black line on the batk ; applied to a dun-coloured horse, S. EEL-drowner, ».
A term negatively used in regard to one who is by no means acute or ..."
4. The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine by Edward Hungerford Goddard, Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (1878)
"The old " drowner " (as the man is called in these parts who floods the
water-meadows—an appellation which sounded formidably in the ears of ..."
5. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts by William Nicholson (1806)
"Much of the perfection of a wate meadow also depends upon the care and pride
which i drowner takes in doing his work well. ..."
6. General View of the Agriculture of Wiltshire: Drawn Up and Published by by Thomas Davis (1811)
"This is immediately put under water (if water be plenty enough), whilst the
drowner is preparing the next pitch. In the flowing meadows, this work ought to ..."
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