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drowner

UK
/ˈdraʊnə/
US
/ˈdraʊnɚ/

Translations

drownernoun
drowners
pl
UK
/ˈdraʊnə/
US
/ˈdraʊnɚ/
The police found the drowner in the river.
Полиция нашла утопленника в реке.
Synonyms
submerger
sinker
drowning person
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").

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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