wallower

[ wol-oh-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that wallows.
2. (in a windmill) a horizontal gear driven off the brake wheel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wallower¹

First recorded in 1540–50; wallow + -er ¹

Example Sentences

"When furniture be left to more than one person simultaneous, 'tis usual to divide it," explained the Wallower of Wealth.

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"Us wur agin it very strong, because it had never been properly explained," said the Wallower in Wealth.

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She was the arch-wallower, he told himself, filling his pipe in silence after Lucy had gone in.

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"Other folk would want to be paid the same as me," said the Wallower in Wealth.

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"Mrs. Drake left all your furniture to Kezia," shouted the Wallower in Wealth.

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