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heavy breather

noun

  1. a person who breathes stertorously or with difficulty
  2. an anonymous telephone caller who imitates such sounds, as being suggestive of sexual excitement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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John Turner did the same, and I, remembering that he was a heavy breather, went up to him.

If you are a heavy breather you sweep the ceiling clear of flies and cobwebs while you sleep.

She heard his breathing, a little quick and stertorous, but he was always a heavy breather, and she thought nothing about it.

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