stare
verb (used without object)
to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
starer
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a word derived from
stare.
Example Sentences
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One bartender, who asked not to be named, told the programme that Mr Watt was "a starer".
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2022
And Bobby Adams just sits and stares at me with his mouth slightly open—but Bobby’s kind of a mouth-open starer on a good day, so I let it go.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
He would turn his head to find himself the object of a queer, considering look; then the eyes of the starer would flutter abashed, as though detected spying the forbidden.
From The House with the Green Shutters by George Douglas Brown
"I know he, was always a starer, and I say again I don't like him."
From Fardorougha, The Miser The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by William Carleton
Especially Mr Venus: who removes his pipe, draws back his head, and stares at the starer, as if it were his own Hindoo baby come to fetch him home.
From Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
