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Definition of Perspirer
1. Noun. A person who perspires.
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Derivative terms: Sweat
Definition of Perspirer
1. Noun. A person who perspires (sweats). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perspirer
Literary usage of Perspirer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by Philadelphia Neurological Society, American Neurological Association, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association (1902)
"Always a great perspirer. Is thought to be a little feverish at times. Temperature
99.7 deg. Is slightly knock-kneed, but no costal knobbing. ..."
2. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1902)
"Always a great perspirer. Is thought to be a little feverish at times. Temperature
99.7 deg. Is slightly knock-kneed, but no costal knobbing. ..."
3. The English Illustrated Magazine (1897)
"... and brought in a worsted garment known as a " sweater," but which word I object
to, so I call it a " perspirer." This I pulled over my head, ..."
4. The Nursing of Patients Suffering from Diseases of the Chest by Bedford Fenwick (1901)
"... if the patient begins to perspirer the moisture will be absorbed by the wool 'r
whereas if linen be worn and this cannot be at once changed, ..."
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