coddler

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noun

One who coddles (treats with excess care).

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Meanings

nouncoddler (plural coddlers)

plural coddlers

  1. One who coddles (treats with excess care).

    “She is not a coddler, but she is not a screamer.

    2007 March 18, Michael S. Schmidt, “Female Coach Leads Boys Team Into Final”, in New York Times
  2. cookingA device used to make coddled eggs by cooking them gently.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence

Similar
pampererspoilermollycoddler
Broader
actordoerworker
Also see
mollycoddlerspoiler

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From coddle + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Coldred
Cite this entry
APA

coddler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coddler

MLA

“coddler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coddler. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coddler,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coddler.

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