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单词 stirrer
释义

stirrer

English

Etymology

stir + -er.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈstɜːɹə/
  • (General American) enPR: stûrʹər, IPA(key): /ˈstɝɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɜːɹə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: stir‧rer

Noun

stirrer (plural stirrers)

  1. A device used to stir.
    We're out of coffee stirrers again and I'm not using my finger!
  2. A person who stirs something.
    The stirrers in the chocolate factory often get chocolate all over their uniforms.
  3. (slang) A person who spreads rumours or causes agitation.
    Why would you say something so hurtful? God, you are such a stirrer!
  4. One who stirs or moves about, as after sleep.
    • 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, III. ii. 3:
      An early stirrer, by the rood!

Derived terms

  • magnetic stirrer
  • pot stirrer
  • shit-stirrer

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

stirrer

  1. present of stirre
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