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drowner

UK
/ˈdraʊnə/
US
/ˈdraʊnɚ/

Translations

drownernoun
drowners
pl
UK
/ˈdraʊnə/
US
/ˈdraʊnɚ/
The rescuers arrived too late to save the drowner.
Les sauveteurs sont arrivés trop tard pour sauver le noyé.
The rescuers arrived too late to save the drowner.
Les sauveteurs sont arrivés trop tard pour sauver la noyée.
Additional translations
vanne de submersionSens technique en irrigation.
noyeuseSens rare ou technique : personne qui noie quelqu’un.
noyeurSens rare ou technique : personne qui noie quelqu’un.
Synonyms
sinker
drowning person
submerger
drowneradjective
more drowner
Comp.
most drowner
Super.
UK
/ˈdraʊ.nə/
US
/ˈdraʊ.nɚ/
Used attributively before another noun, especially in technical contexts (e.g., "drowner valve").
anti-noyadeSens technique ; employé en position attributive devant un nom.
The farmer installed a new drowner valve on the canal gate.
L’agriculteur a installé une nouvelle vanne anti-noyade sur la porte du canal.
Additional translations
de submersionSens technique ; plus neutre selon le contexte d’irrigation.

Definitions

drownernoun
A person who dies by drowning or is in the process of drowning.
The rescuers arrived too late to save the drowner.
A person or thing that intentionally causes another to drown.
In the legend, a malevolent spirit acted as a drowner luring sailors to their deaths.
(Irrigation) A gate, valve, or channel used to flood land with water for irrigation purposes.
He opened the drowner to let water run across the rice field.
drowneradjective
Attributive; relating to or designed to cause or prevent drowning.
The farmer installed a new drowner valve on the canal gate.
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