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hoverer|ˈhɒv-, ˈhʌvərə(r)|
[f. hover v.1]
An animal or thing that hovers, esp. in the air.
1615Chapman Odyss. xi. (R.), Hurling round his frowne, At those vext houerers, aiming at them still. a1821Keats Sleep & Poetry 13 Light hoverer around our happy pillows! 1880Libr. Univ. Knowl. X. 496 Classification [of birds] by Cuvier..Swimmers: a. Divers, b. Hoverers, c. Waddlers. 1897P. Robinson in Contemp. Rev. Mar. 395 Like the hoverers with the big eyes and the blue-bottle. |