preener

P3R1E1E1N1E1R1

noun

One who preens.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nounpreener (plural preeners)

plural preeners

  1. One who preens.

    Cake is a tall preener, calling out from the center of the dining room table, but often disappointing with overly cloying frosting or a crumb that proves less than moist.

    2013 January 7, Jennifer Steinhauer, “Humble Pie? Precisely”, in The New York Times
    1 more example

    So in a town that’s in fact entirely over-populated with blow-dried preeners, it seemed entirely appropriate that the signature TV star be, if not ugly, aggressively “not pretty.”

    2008 June 15, Mark Leibovich, “Tiny Town: Washington After a Fall”, in The New York Times

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: preener on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.