bleater

English

Etymology

bleat (verb) +‎ -er

Noun

bleater (plural bleaters)

  1. agent noun of bleat; one who bleats.
    • 1956, C. S. Lewis, chapter 3, in The Last Battle, Collins, published 1998:
      "Baby!" he hissed. "Silly little bleater! Go home to your mother and drink milk. […] "
    • 2007, Virgil, translated by Frederick Ahl, Aeneid, Oxford University Press, Book 7, line 538, p. 175:
      Five flocks of bleaters he had, and five herds of cattle to shelter […]

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