stammerer
/'stæmərə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A person who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitions: A stammerer is someone who has a speech disorder characterized by disruptions in the flow of speech, such as repeating sounds, syllables, or words, or experiencing blocks where no sound comes out.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The speech therapist worked patiently with the young stammerer.
- He was a lifelong stammerer, but it never stopped him from sharing his ideas.
Advanced Usage
- "A chronic stammerer": This phrase emphasizes that the person has stuttered for a long time or throughout their life.
- Despite being a chronic stammerer, he became a successful motivational speaker.
Variants and Related Words
- Stammer (verb): To speak with involuntary pauses and repetitions.
- He would often stammer when he was nervous.
- Stammer (noun): An instance or the condition of stammering.
- He spoke with a slight stammer.
- Stammering (noun): The act or condition of stammering; stuttering.
- Stammering is a common speech fluency disorder.
Synonyms
- Stutterer: A person who stutters. (Note: "Stammer" and "stutter" are often used interchangeably, though "stutter" is more common in American English.)
- Person with a speech disfluency: A more clinical or descriptive term.
Related Phrases
- To have a stammer: This is a common way to describe the condition.
- She has had a stammer since childhood.
Noun
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someone who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitions
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