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wallower

wallower

1 7.9
A creature that rolls in mud or feels sorry for itself
  • noun
  • /ˈwɑːloʊər/
: lamentador
  • Instead of looking for solutions, she often chooses to be a waller, dwelling on her misfortunes.

Examples

  • You're not the wallower in the family.

    Must Love Dogs (2005)

  • Kevin and Gaby are known to be wallowers, often getting lost in negative emotions.

  • Carol is the wallower.

    Must Love Dogs (2005)

  • KEVIN AND GABY ARE PROFESSIONAL WALLOWERS.

    Rabbit Hole (2010)

  • After losing the match, he became a waller, sulking in his room for days.

Antonyms

doer
38 3.5

A person who takes action to finish tasks

Surface Forms

wallower singular
wallowers plural

Morphology

wallower = wallow (transparent) = wallow + er

Agent noun formed by the productive suffix '-er' from the verb 'wallow', so the meaning 'one who wallows' is directly derived.

Etymology

The word wallower comes from the verb wallow, which originally meant 'to roll' or 'to lie in mud'. So a wallower is an animal or person who rolls in mud, and the word is also used for someone who keeps 'rolling' in bad feelings like sadness, which explains both meanings.