cocooner

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noun

A person who is most comfortable staying at home.

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Meanings

nouncocooner (plural cocooners)

plural cocooners

  1. colloquialA person who is most comfortable staying at home.

    Lastly, there is a move among the "cocooners" of the '90s to shopping by computer—ordering groceries with modems for delivery to their front doors.

    1995, Gourmet News, volume 60, page 101

Origin

From cocoon + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

cocooner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocooner

MLA

“cocooner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocooner. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cocooner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocooner.

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