Sneezers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Individuals who expel air involuntarily from their nose and mouth due to irritation in the nasal passages ; devices or objects causing or facilitating the act of sneezing ; people characterized by frequent or habitual sneezing
2. Persons who experience sudden involuntary nasal and respiratory reflexes causing an explosive expulsion of air ; items associated with triggering or responding to this reflex ; groups known for their tendency to sneeze often
3. Humans who produce rapid bursts of air and mucus through the nose and mouth as a protective reaction ; tools or stimuli that induce such reflexes ; those distinguished by persistent sneezing episodes

Etymology: "Sneezers" is the plural of "sneezer," a noun formed by adding the suffix "-er" to "sneeze." The suffix is a very old one: it descends from Old English "-ere," which denoted a person or thing that does something, and it reaches English from Latin "-arius" by way of Old French "-ier" and Middle English "-er." Attached to "sneeze," it produces a name for something that sneezes. Because the word is built from a common verb and a productive ending, its meaning is transparent. The plural simply refers to more than one such thing, and it describes the nasal air expellers named in the definition above.

Synonyms: people who sneeze, allergic persons