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drooler

drooler

1 6.2
A person or animal who lets saliva flow from their mouth
  • noun
  • /ˈdruːlər/
translation icon : babeador
  • If you're waiting for the idiots of this country to make some sort of sacrifice in order to save some ethereal idea like freedom from being molested by a lazy-eyed drooler, forget it!

Examples

  • You still here, drooler?

    Blog text (1)

  • Some pubescent drooler could ruin her for years. "

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Are you going to follow this drooler against Capitan Hook?

    Hook (1991)

  • So, you keep motor mouth here in line, while I work on them droolers at the network.

    Magic (1978)

  • Another drawback is that I'm a big drooler.

    Uncle Buck (1989)

  • You, the drooler.

    Plain Clothes (1988)

  • HE WAS A BIT OF A DROOLER, I'M AFRAID.

    New in Town (2009)

  • The baby was a happy drooler, smiling as he played with his toys.

  • During the teething phase, many infants become droolers and soak their shirts.

  • The puppy was an adorable drooler, leaving little puddles of saliva on the floor.

Synonyms

slobberer
vsdrooler
1 8.1

A person who drools, often a baby or animal

is about a person often a baby rather than animals
drool bucket
vsdrooler
  • Informal
1 9.6

Something very tasty that makes people's mouths water, or a creature that lets liquid run from its mouth

refers specifically to a person often a baby not to tempting things
driveler
vsdrooler
9.9

A person who drools and lets saliva run from their mouth

is neutral about intention and names any person who lets saliva flow

How Wet

slobberer
1 8.1
driveler
9.9
drooler
1 6.2
dribbler
2 3.7

Surface Forms

drooler singular
droolers plural

Morphology

drooler = drool (transparent) = drool + er

A regular agentive noun formed from the verb 'drool' with the productive suffix '-er', so the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word drooler comes from the simple verb drool ('let saliva drop') plus the ending -er ('one who'), so it literally means 'one who drools', like a teething baby or a puppy that lets saliva run from the mouth.