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retcher

noun

Etymology

From retch + -er.

  1. derived from *kreg-✻ — “to caw, crow”
  2. inherited from *hrēkijaną✻ — “to clear one's throat”
  3. inherited from *hrākijan✻
  4. inherited from hrǣċan — “to clear the throat, hawk, spit”
  5. inherited from *recchen✻
  6. suffixed as retcher — “retch + er”

Definitions

  1. One who retches.

    • Some retchers are extremely apprehensive as, in addition to their normal fears, they anticipate that they will retch or be sick and 'disgrace' themselves.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA