druther
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈdrʌðər/
- Informal
:
preferencia
- I will say that if we had our druthers, building a competitive club begins with pitching and defense.
- Given my druthers
- druthers, I'd rather
- druthers, I prefer
Examples
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Specialty shops, if they had their druthers, would prefer to open in the evenings to give shoppers a chance to hop on Black Friday bargains.
Blog text (4) -
Most people, if they had their druthers, would prefer to work remotely.
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Had I had my druthers, I would have stayed put.
Academic text (2010) -
If Palin had her druthers, her daughter would have no choice but to carry the child to term.
Blog text (32) -
Given my druthers, he'd have stayed and played, and the other passenger would have gone over the side.
Fiction book (2002) -
If I had my druthers, I'd have a kind of cap-and-dividend program.
Blog text (27) -
I told her I really didn't like cake all that much; if I had my druthers, a blueberry pie was what I'd most like.
Blog text (9) -
If Bones had his druthers, he'd play the Beatles and the Rolling Stones all day long.
Fiction book (1992) -
If I had my druthers, I would spend every day at the beach.
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Given my druthers, I would choose to travel the world instead of staying home.
Synonyms
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1.0
One thing you pick or the act of picking from several things
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3.2
The right to have your choice considered before others
A person's own choice about what they would rather do
Antonyms
How Strong
- Informal
6
9.9
157
2.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Druther comes from people saying I'd rather quickly, so the words ran together and sounded like druther. As a noun, druthers (used in the plural) means your choices or what you prefer, so 'if I had my druthers' is 'if I could choose'.