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spout·er \-au̇d.ə(r), -au̇tə-\ noun (-s) Etymology: spout (I) + -er 1. : one that spouts: as a. : an oil or gas well the flow of which has not been controlled by the engineers b. : an oratorical or voluble speaker : speechifier < a spouter who thought he was an orator — W.A.White > c. : a whale that spouts 2. a. : a whaling vessel b. : the master of a whaler 3. [spout (II) + -er] : a worker who controls the flow of grain through the machines and spouts of the milling process |