sprawler

sprawler

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English sprawl
English -er
English sprawler

    From sprawl + -er.

    Noun

    sprawler (plural sprawlers)

    1. Someone or something which sprawls; agent noun of sprawl
      • 1983, W. Patrick McCafferty, Aquatic Entomology: The Fishermen's and Ecologists' Illustrated Guide to Insects and Their Relatives:
        Benthic insects that crawl about on various surfaces of such substrates as rocks, fine sediments, woody debris, or leaf packs can be termed sprawlers.
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