creener

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noun

An ailing or sickly person.

OriginCornish krena →
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Meanings

nouncreener (plural creeners)

plural creeners

  1. CornwallobsoleteAn ailing or sickly person.
  2. CornwallbroadlyobsoleteAn old person.

Origin

  1. Cornishkrena“to tremble”
  2. Englishcreener

From creen (“to complain”) + -er, from Cornish krena (“to tremble”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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