cringer

cringer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English cringe
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English cringer

    From cringe + -er.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ɪndʒə(ɹ)

    Noun

    cringer (plural cringers)

    1. A person who cringes or shies away.
      • 2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Petalburg:
        That's Koops, from Petalburg. He's got confidence issues... He's a...cringer, y'know?
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