cougher

English

Etymology

Fromcough+‎-er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/ˈkɒfə/
• (US)IPA^(key):/ˈkɔfɚ/
• (cot–caughtmerger)IPA^(key):/ˈkɑfɚ/
• Homophones:coffer
• Rhymes:-ɒfə(ɹ)

Noun

cougher(pluralcoughers)

1. A person whocoughs.
   • 1873,The Atlantic Monthly,volume31,page322:

     A frequentcougherin a church sets nearly the whole congregation to coughing.

   • 1907,Barbara Baynton,edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson,Human Toll(Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published1980,page161:

     The widow turned her usually unemotional face to thecougher,and the concern on her countenance showed that the innuendo of the reverend alarmist had reached even her. But the organist's pretty eyes had forestalled her, and the glance she sent to thecoughersaid plainly: 'You want my care and attention.'

   • 2002,Joy Hakim,War, Peace, and All that Jazz,page22:

     In New York and Chicago, laws were passed making it illegal to sneeze or cough in public without using a handkerchief. Police dutifully hauled sneezers andcoughersto court, where they were given stiff fines.

Translations

person who coughs

• French:tousseur(fr)m,tousseux(fr)m,tousseuse(fr)f
• German:Husterm,Husterinf
• Italian:tossitorem,tossitricef
• Spanish:tosedorm,tosedora(es)f

Anagrams

• Goucher