twaddler

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English twaddle

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English twaddler

From twaddle + -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtwɒdələ(ɹ)/, /ˈtwɒdlə(ɹ)/

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• Rhymes: -ɒdələ(ɹ), -ɒdlə(ɹ)

Noun

twaddler (plural twaddlers)

1. One who twaddles.
   • 1857, Charlotte Brontë, The Professor:

     "Confound your insolence! […] Hypocrite and twaddler! Smooth-faced, snivelling greasehorn!"