spouter

noun

spout·​er

-au̇tə(r), 

-au̇tə-

plural -s

1

: one that spouts: such as

a

: an oil or gas well the flow of which has not been controlled by the engineers

b

: an oratorical or voluble speaker : speechifier

a spouter who thought he was an orator

—W. A. White

c

: a whale that spouts

2

a

: a whaling vessel

b

: the master of a whaler

3

[spout entry 2 + -er] : a worker who controls the flow of grain through the machines and spouts of the milling process

Word History

Etymology

spout entry 1 + -er

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Rhymes for spouter

• doubter
• lauter
• outer
• stouter