spewer
9.2
A person who throws up because they feel sick
- noun
- /ˈspjuːər/
- Informal
:
vomitador
- He was embarrassed to be called the party's main spewer after feeling ill.
Examples
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The spewer at the party made everyone uncomfortable.
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The nurse had to attend to another spewer during the outbreak of food poisoning.
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After the roller coaster ride, Tom became a notorious spewer among his friends.
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After drinking too much, he became a spewer on the sidewalk.
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After drinking too much at the party, he became a spewer and vomited in the garden.
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The child was a spewer during the car ride, causing a mess everywhere.
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After eating that spoiled food, John's condition made him a frequent spewer throughout the night.
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Etymology
The word spewer comes from the old English verb spew, which meant 'to force out' or 'to spit'. So a spewer is someone who forces out the contents of their stomach, in other words someone who vomits.