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Definition of Sloucher
1. Noun. A person who slouches; someone with a drooping carriage.
Definition of Sloucher
1. Noun. A person who slouches. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sloucher
1. one that slouches [n -S] - See also: slouches
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sloucher
Literary usage of Sloucher
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1872)
"Thereupon the Plasterer commenced to chaff the sloucher as to the probability of
... The sloucher joined in the general laughter at this very personal joke, ..."
2. Our Old Neighbors: Or, Folk Lore of the East of Fife by George Gourlay (1887)
"It's sloucher, we a' thocht dead thirty year syne," cried Nannie Dick to the ...
Here is the authenticated story :—Nelly, or sloucher as she was called, ..."
3. Mary, Mary by James Stephens (1912)
"... sloucher, Thump-thump, Hoppit, Twitter, Hide-away, and Fairy- bell. While she
was working a young girl came into the kitchen and took up the boots ..."
4. Indian Life in Town and Country by Herbert Compton (1904)
"... the habit of wearing clothes; the very fashion of his costume is a premium on
untidiness, and his detestation of physical exertion makes him a sloucher. ..."
5. Indian Life in Town and Country by Herbert Compton (1904)
"... the habit of wearing clothes; the very fashion of his costume is a premium on
untidiness, and his detestation of physical exertion makes him a sloucher. ..."
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