heavy breather
Britishnoun
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a person who breathes stertorously or with difficulty
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an anonymous telephone caller who imitates such sounds, as being suggestive of sexual excitement
Example Sentences
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He was a heavy breather on account of his asthma, which was why he didn’t fight in the war even though he had a military flattop haircut that looked like an airport for paper airplanes.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
I heard a sound of some one breathing hoarsely near by, and a white-capped nurse with kind eyes stepped up to my pillow, and I perceived that the heavy breather was myself.
From Earth's Enigmas A Volume of Stories by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir
John Turner did the same, and I, remembering that he was a heavy breather, went up to him.
From Dross by Merriman, Henry Seton
If you are a heavy breather you sweep the ceiling clear of flies and cobwebs while you sleep.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-19 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
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