huddler

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A person who joins others in a small group to talk and plan

noun
/ˈhʌdlər/

: miembro del grupo

In the final minutes of the game, the quarterback called the huddler to strategize their next play.

Examples

After scoring a touchdown, the team came together as a huddler to celebrate their victory.
But you have to think that huddlers, a long term believers in a stock, create a floor, a trading floor for a stock.
She spun, facing the old stove-huddler, who glared balefully at her from one rheumy, open eye.

Fiction book (1992)
During the timeout, the coach gathered all the players for a quick discussion; each huddler contributed their thoughts.

Surface Forms

huddler singular

huddlers plural

Morphology

huddler = huddle (transparent) = huddle + er

Regular agentive formation from the verb 'huddle' with the productive suffix '-er', so the meaning 'person who huddles' is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word huddler comes from huddle ('to gather close') plus -er ('person who does something'). So a huddler is someone who joins a small, close group to talk or make plans, like players whispering strategy.