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Grammar : Noun
Spell : dou-ner
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdaʊ nər



Définition of downer

Origin :
  • 1966 in sense of "barbiturate;" 1970 in sense of "depressing person;" agent noun from down (v.).
  • noun depressing experience
Example sentences :
  • Last fall I potted some of the Downer, and in the winter grew them in the house.
  • Extract from : « Locusts and Wild Honey » by John Burroughs
  • Some berries shine, the Downer glows as if there were a red bloom upon it.
  • Extract from : « Locusts and Wild Honey » by John Burroughs
  • Make him lively, cook him; tell him who taught you; a downer to him, and I'll marry you to-morrow!'
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete » by George Meredith
  • Here was a great mortgage on the Downer farm, that the Eastmans had partly cut into city lots.
  • Extract from : « Hope Mills » by Amanda M. Douglas
  • Downer's Cleaning and Polishing Oil for bright metals, is the oldest and best in the market.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880 » by Various
  • There was Downer, a little Freshman, white with the excitement of his first public performance.
  • Extract from : « At Start and Finish » by William Lindsey

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