wallower

[ wol-oh-er ]

noun
  1. a person or thing that wallows.

  2. (in a windmill) a horizontal gear driven off the brake wheel.

Origin of wallower

1
First recorded in 1540–50; wallow + -er1

Words Nearby wallower

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How to use wallower in a sentence

  • "When furniture be left to more than one person simultaneous, 'tis usual to divide it," explained the wallower of Wealth.

    A Drake by George! | John Trevena
  • "Us wur agin it very strong, because it had never been properly explained," said the wallower in Wealth.

    A Drake by George! | John Trevena
  • She was the arch-wallower, he told himself, filling his pipe in silence after Lucy had gone in.

    Vera | Elisabeth von Arnim
  • "Other folk would want to be paid the same as me," said the wallower in Wealth.

    A Drake by George! | John Trevena
  • "Mrs. Drake left all your furniture to Kezia," shouted the wallower in Wealth.

    A Drake by George! | John Trevena