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hollower

USHAH-loh-er/ˈhɑ.loʊ.ɚ/UKHO-loh-er/ˈhɒl.əʊ.ə/

Noun pluralhollowers

2 meanings of hollower

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Comparative of hollow.

    The old tree trunk grew hollower as the years wore on.

    His cheeks looked hollower after weeks of illness.

    Note

    The comparative takes -er rather than more, as two-syllable adjectives ending in -ow usually do: compare narrower and shallower. It carries every meaning of hollow, not just the literal cavity. A sound can grow hollower, and so can a promise or a pair of cheeks. The same spelling also names someone who hollows things out, where -er turns the verb into a doer.

  2. 2
    nouncountable
    A person or thing that hollows an object, removing its interior to leave an empty space.

    The toolmaker designed a hollower that could carve deep troughs into solid oak.

    As a skilled hollower of canoes, he shaped each log with patient, even strokes.

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hollower is a form of hollow

hollow, adjective: Containing a cavity or empty space within, rather than being solid throughout. Full entry

Forms
hollowhollower comparativehollowest superlative
Spelling
hollow → hollower: add -er

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Origin

Formed from "hollow" combined with the suffix "-er".