noun
- plural of drowner; people or things that drown or cause drowning
Usage: often used in historical or regional contexts to refer to people who deliberately drowned others or animals; can refer to things that cause drowning or submersion
Examples
- The old stories spoke of drowners who worked in the mills.
- In some regions, drowners were hired to manage livestock in water.
- The heavy rains created drowners—swift currents that swept away the unwary.