sputterern.
rare.
One who or that which sputters.
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the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [noun] > hurried or confused speech > one who splutters
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sudden or violent sound > explosive sound > [noun] > sputtering sound > sputterer
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1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii. sig. Sssv/2 Sputterer,..une Personne qui crachote à force de parler vite.
1755 in S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang.
1881 Punch 15 Oct. 174/1 Whilst facts be facts, whilst truth its cold douche showers, Hydrants & squirts can ne'er be equal powers; One sturdy spout will spoil the sputterers all.
1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 112/2 Sputterer, a person who has just begun opium smoking and smokes a small quantity daily, getting much satisfaction from the drug with the belief that he will never become addicted.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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