Tiptoer

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who tiptoes.

    "We all know people who are tiptoers. When they walk, they seem to be walking mostly on their toes and hardly put any weight at all on their heels."

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"We all know people who are tiptoers. When they walk, they seem to be walking mostly on their toes and hardly put any weight at all on their heels."

Etymology

From tiptoe + -er.

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