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crowder

crowder

6 6.4
A person or thing that fills a place and makes it crowded
  • noun
  • /ˈkraʊdər/
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  • The crowder at the concert made it hard to move.

Examples

  • During the festival, the streets were filled with crowders making it hard to walk.

  • The new furniture acted as a crowder in the small living room.

  • Security asked several crowders to step back from the entrance.

  • A crowder can change the atmosphere of a small room.

  • During the festival, the streets were filled with crowders making it difficult to walk through the crowd.

  • Security asked a group of crowders to move back from the entrance to ensure safety.

  • The new sofa acted as a crowder, leaving little space for other furniture in the small living room.

Surface Forms

crowder singular
crowders plural

Morphology

crowder = crowd (transparent) = crowd + er

The word is a straightforward agentive noun formed from the verb 'crowd' with the suffix '-er'.

Etymology

Crowder comes from crowd + -er, meaning 'one who crowds', so it names a person or thing that fills a space and makes it more crowded.