clingern.
/ˈklɪŋə/, U.S. /ˈklɪŋər/ 1. One who clings; one who adheres to.
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the mind > possession > retaining > [noun] > clinging to something > one who
clinger1836
1836 L. Hunt in New Monthly Mag. 47 19 Age, the wither'd clinger, On us mutely gazes.
1877 Spectator 17 Nov. 1429/2 Tenacious clingers to the shadow of the past.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > shipbuilding and repairing > boat-builder or shipbuilder > [noun] > in specific trade or type of work
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1538 A. Fitzherbert Newe Bk. Justyces Peas 93 All clingers [take] 3d. with meat and drinke.
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