pouter

C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture

US /ˈpaʊtɝ/ See IPA manual

Freq #186946

Meanings

1

noun
one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out
2

noun
someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression
3

noun
A person who habitually pouts; a sourpuss
4

noun
A breed of pigeon with an enlarged crop that it can inflate.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · one of a breed of pigeon... pouter pigeon

2 noun · someone with a habitually... gloomy guspicklepusssourpuss

Etymology

From pout + -er.

Topics

Plants & Agriculture Word Formation & Derivatives

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