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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who, or that which, sickens.

   "We had been knocked out of the FA Cup by Gravesend, which was a real sickener for me."

2. 2
   A small, bright red and possibly poisonous russula or brittlegill (Russula emetica).

Synonyms

All synonyms

emeticnauseantoverdoserepugnance

Example

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"We had been knocked out of the FA Cup by Gravesend, which was a real sickener for me."

Etymology

From sicken + -er.

Related phrases

russula emetica

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