hoverer

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noun

One who, or that which, hovers.

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Meanings

nounhoverer (plural hoverers)

plural hoverers

  1. One who, or that which, hovers.

    They're wonderful hoverers, though, and they'll remain stationary in the air, wing-tips vibrating, till they've marked their prey[.]

    1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary on the Plains, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 13

Origin

From hover + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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