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stammerer

stammerer

1 7.2
A person who often repeats sounds and pauses when speaking
  • noun
  • /ˈstæmərər/
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  • As a stammerer, he often practiced speaking slowly to improve his fluency.

Charles the Simple, Charles the Fat, Louis the Stammerer, Louis the Child.

Examples

  • Every stammerer always fears going back to square one.

    The King's Speech (2010)

  • In support groups, stammerers share their experiences and coping strategies with one another.

  • Charles the Simple, Charles the Fat, Louis the Stammerer, Louis the Child.

    YaleCourses

  • I'll be... Mad King... George the Stammerer... who let his people down so badly in their hour of need.

    The King's Speech (2010)

  • Yes, that's very common with stammerers.

    The King's Speech (2010)

  • Many stammerers find that relaxation techniques help reduce their speech difficulties.

Synonyms

stutterer
vsstammerer
3 6.1

A person who speaks with repeated sounds and pauses, often without meaning to

focuses on the speech problem as a continuing impediment rather than on cause

Surface Forms

stammerer singular
stammerers plural

Morphology

stammerer = stammer (transparent) = stammer + er

Agentive '-er' applied to the verb 'stammer' produces 'stammerer' meaning 'one who stammers', which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

The word stammerer comes from the older verb stammer, which copied the sound of speech that 'stops and starts' or 'stutters'. So a stammerer is someone who makes those repeated or stopping sounds when they speak.