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crowder¹

  • /ˈkɹaʊdə(ɹ)/

Where it comes from

From crowd + -er.

noun crowders

  1. One who crowds or pushes.

crowder²

  • /ˈkɹaʊdə(ɹ)/

Where it comes from

From Middle English crowdere; equivalent to crowd + -er.

noun crowders · crowther

  1. One who plays on a crwth (Welsh string instrument); a fiddler. Certainly, I must confess my own barbarousness, I never heard the old song of Percy and Douglas that I found not my heart moved more than with a trumpet; and yet it is sung but by some blind crowder […]

Crowder³

  • /ˈkɹaʊdɚ/ US

Where it comes from

From crowder, an occupational surname for someone who played the crwth.

proper noun Crowders · Crowther

  1. countable, uncountable A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. countable, uncountable A town in Panola County and Quitman County, Mississippi, United States.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri, United States.
  4. countable, uncountable A town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States.

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"crowder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/crowder. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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crowder. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/crowder

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"crowder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/crowder.

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@misc{crowder_2026,
  title = {crowder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crowder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}