Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who stutters; a stammerer.
Wiktionary
- n. Agent noun of stutter; one who stutters; a stammerer.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who stutters; a stammerer.
WordNet 3.0
- n. someone who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitions
Examples
“We at the Stuttering Foundation find it discouraging that in 2011, Donald Trump has chosen to use the word 'stutterer' in a derogatory fashion, something to be made fun of, to describe Seth Meyers' speech at the annual White House Correspondents' dinner.”
Donald Trump Critiques President Obama's and Seth Meyers' Correspondent Dinner Performances
“Many more men than women stutter, and so I hope it will be allowed if, for convenience, I generally refer to the stutterer as “he.””
“Some stutterers thought Ken's character was merely cruel, others were quite tickled that a stutterer figured so prominently in such a widely-loved film.”
The Huffington Post: Michael Palin: Palin Opines on The King's Speech
“The speech therapist said, ‘When you try to pretend you’re not a stutterer and struggle to be fluent, you get even more nervous.”
“A researcher and professor emeritus, Yairi is also a stutterer, who speaks at a measured, slow pace.”
The Huffington Post: 'King's Speech' Praised By Chicago Kids Who Stutter
“The two strike up a bond -- the one, a kind counsel and mentor who teaches the art of metaphor; the other, a poor, young stutterer who finds salvation in learning (and a path to romancing his new-found love).”
“PS: I am because I just worked with Austin Pendelton who's a stutterer and has used it to fabulous effect in his career.”
“If you're wrong, this forces a stutterer to start anew, which is exhausting and frustrating.”
The Huffington Post: Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Understanding Stuttering
“The only stutterer that I knew growing up was Porky Pig.”
The Wall Street Journal: Stuttering Organization Hosts Annual Gala
“You will find yourself tripping over the words that sounded so eloquent and thoughtful on paper, sounding inadvertently like a robotic stutterer who cannot use contractions.”
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Little stutterer,
Entwining and swirling
The love of life
And the harvest of the heart,
From the sea waves,
From the cloud pleats,
From the molten blaze
Of crimson flowers ...
- Soghomon Soghomonyan, a.k.a. Komitas. Aug 11, 2008