DROWNER

Etymology

Noun

drowner (plural drowners)

Someone who dies by drowning.

One who drowns another.

At eight you thought of boys as cat drowners and bird stoners. At nine there was another reason for boys' existence: they either noticed you or they didn't, and it desperately mattered which.

Source: Wiktionary


Drown"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, drowns.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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