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SPOUTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A spouting whale
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("spouter" is a kind of...):
whale (any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head)
Derivation:
spout (gush forth in a sudden stream or jet)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An oil well that is spouting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("spouter" is a kind of...):
oil well; oiler (a well that yields or has yielded oil)
Derivation:
spout (gush forth in a sudden stream or jet)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
Synonyms:
babbler; chatterbox; chatterer; magpie; prater; spouter
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("spouter" is a kind of...):
speaker; talker; utterer; verbaliser; verbalizer (someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous))
Derivation:
spout (talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner)
