sigher

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A person who lets out a long soft breath when tired or sad

noun
/ˈsaɪər/

: susurrador

As a known sigher, he often drew attention in meetings whenever he expressed his frustration audibly.

Examples

Every time she thinks about the project deadline, she lets out a long sigh, revealing herself as a habitual sigher.
People started tuning in just to see which Gore would show up: screamer/swaggerer, sigher, or meek.

Blog text (2)
Stooped shoulders, big sigher.

I Hate Valentine's Day (2009)
He couldn't bear it when Esther sighed; Esther was not a sigher, she was a doer.

Fiction book (1999)
The sigher sat quietly in the corner, exhaling deeply whenever someone spoke of their plans.

Surface Forms

sigher singular

sighers plural

Morphology

sigher = sigh (transparent) = sigh + er

Clearly formed by adding the agentive suffix '-er' to the verb 'sigh', yielding 'a person who sighs', which is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word sigher comes from the sound word sigh ('to breathe out with sound') and the agent ending -er ('one who does something'), just like teacher is one who teaches. So a sigher is literally 'one who sighs' — a person who breathes out loudly when they are tired, sad, or frustrated.