pawer
- noun
- Offensive
:
manoseador
- She quickly distanced herself from the persistent pawer at the club.
Examples
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After the party, several people complained about the office pawer making unwelcome advances.
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During the event, she felt uncomfortable with the pawer who kept trying to hold her hand.
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No one wanted to dance with the notorious pawer once his reputation spread.
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Don't be such a pawer!
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He is a notorious pawer at parties.
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After the concert, many attendees expressed their discomfort about the pawer who kept touching them without consent.
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Everyone avoided the pawer at the gathering because of his habit of being overly familiar with strangers.
Synonyms
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9.1
A person who touches another person in a sexual way without their permission
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Morphology
Etymology
The word pawer comes from the simple word paw, an animal's foot, plus the ending -er, meaning 'one who does something'. Think of an animal pawing at something, which means 'to touch clumsily', so a pawer is someone who touches or handles others in a clumsy or unwelcome way.