hoverer

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English

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Etymology

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From hover +‎ -er.

Noun

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hoverer (plural hoverers)

  1. One who, or that which, hovers.
    • 1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary on the Plains, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 13:
      They're wonderful hoverers, though, and they'll remain stationary in the air, wing-tips vibrating, till they've marked their prey[.]

Danish

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Verb

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hoverer

  1. present of hovere (to gloat)