What is another word for stutterer?

Pronunciation: [stˈʌtəɹə] (IPA)

Stuttering is a speech disorder that affects millions of people around the world. While the word "stutterer" is commonly used to refer to someone who stutters, there are many other words and phrases that can be used to describe this condition. Some synonyms for "stutterer" include "stammerer," "speech impediment," "speech disorder," and "person who stutters." Other related terms might include "fluency disorder," "disfluent speaker," and "dysfluent speaker." Whether you're a person who stutters yourself or simply looking for ways to talk about the condition with sensitivity and respect, it's important to choose your words carefully and thoughtfully.

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What are the hypernyms for Stutterer?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    stammerer, person with a speech disorder, person with a speech impediment, person with a stammer, person with disfluency.

Usage examples for Stutterer

Field had a peculiar hesitation in his speech, almost amounting to the pause of an embarrassed stutterer; and if he related this experience to the British matrons as he rehearsed it to his friends afterward, it was small wonder that they swallowed it with many a "Really!"
"Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions"
Slason Thompson
Unconscious Stuttering is but a name for the disorder of a stutterer who is too stubborn to admit his own difficulty.
"Stammering, Its Cause and Cure"
Benjamin Nathaniel Bogue
In these cases, the stutterer will sometimes repeat the first syllable ten or fifteen times with pauses between, being for a time unable to recall what the second syllable is.
"Stammering, Its Cause and Cure"
Benjamin Nathaniel Bogue

Famous quotes with Stutterer

  • So by the time I got to Michigan I was a stutterer. I couldn't talk. So my first year of school was my first mute year and then those mute years continued until I got to high school.
    James Earl Jones

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