noun
Meaning 1
One who murmurs
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
murmurer
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Sound
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noun
Meaning 2
a person who speaks softly and indistinctly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mutterer, mumbler
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: speaker, talker, utterer, verbalizer, verbaliser
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English murmur Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English murmurer From murmur + -er.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Ancient Greek: γογγυστής (gongustḗs) — one who murmurs