Elbower

/ˈɛlboʊər/ noun

Definition

A person who elbows others, or something that moves by means of elbows or elbow-like projections.

Etymology

From 'elbow' (verb) with the agent suffix '-er', creating a noun for one who performs the action of elbowing. The term describes someone who uses their elbows actively or aggressively.

Kelly Says

This wonderfully direct word—an 'elbower' is just someone rude enough to elbow their way through crowds—shows how English lets us turn any verb into a person-word with a simple suffix!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እግር Bend
eg-ir bend
ARالعربية
مُثبِت الكوع
mu-thab-it al-ku-ah
BNবাংলা
ব্যবস্থাপক
by-ab-shthap-ok
CACatalà
flexor del colze
flex-or del kol-zeh
CSČeština
ohný
ohn-ee
DADansk
albuebøjer
al-bue-boe-jer
DEDeutsch
Ellenbogenbeuger
el-len-bogen-beu-ger
ELΕλληνικά
προσδιοριστής του αγκώνα
pro-sdee-oh-ri-stees to-oo an-koh-na
ESEspañol
flexor del codo
flex-or del koh-doh
FAفارسی
مُثبِت مرفق
mu-thab-it mar-fagh
FISuomi
varpaan taipaja
var-paan ty-pa-ja
FRFrançais
fléchisseur du coude
fleh-shee-soor du koo-duh
GUGU
elbow
el-boh
HAHA
bend
bend
HEעברית
משתמש בברך
misht-am-esh be-vrach
HIहिन्दी
कोहनी मोड़ने वाला
koh-nee mod-neh wa-lah
HUMagyar
könyökhajlító
kon-yok-ha-jlee-toh
IDBahasa Indonesia
fleksor siku
fleks-or si-koo
IGIG
bend
bend
ITItaliano
estensore del gomito
ex-ten-so-reh del goh-mee-toh
JA日本語
肘の曲げ筋
u-zu no ma-ge kin
KKKK
bend
bend
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ
pra-pov-an
KO한국어
팔꿈치 굽힘 근육
pal-kkum-chi gup-him geun-yook
MRMR
कोल्हे
koh-leh
MSBahasa Melayu
pegang siku
peh-gang si-koo
MYမြန်မာ
အရက် လျှောက်
a-y-ret lya-ouk
NLNederlands
elleboogbuiger
el-leb-oog-boo-ig-er
NONorsk
albuebøyer
al-bue-boe-yer
PAPA
elbow
el-boh
PLPolski
zginacz łokcia
zhin-tash lok-chya
PTPortuguês
flexor do cotovelo
flex-or do koh-teh-voh
RORomână
flexor de cot
flex-or de koh-t
RUРусский
сгибатель локтя
s-gib-a-tel lok-tyah
SVSvenska
elbågsböjare
el-bohs-bo-jar-eh
SWKiswahili
mnyanyaji wa mkono
m-nyan-ya-ji wa m-ko-no
TAதமிழ்
கை வளைக்கும் தசை
kai va-lai-kkum tha-sai
TEతెలుగు
ముఖ్యుడు
mu-khy-udu
THไทย
กล้ามเนื้องอข้อมือ
glah-am-neung ngoh-khom-moo
TLTL
pwersa ng braso
pwer-sa ng bra-so
TRTürkçe
dirsek bükücü
dir-sek boo-koo-choo
UKУкраїнська
згинач ліктя
zhy-na-ch lik-tyah
URاردو
آرم
a-rm
VITiếng Việt
co duỗi khuỷu tay
koh-dwee-oo khoo-yew tay
YOYO
bend
bend
ZH中文
肘屈肌
zhóu qū jī
ZUZU
ubuyise
oo-boo-yee-seh

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