Home › Words › P › preenerpreenerpreener means one who preens.EtymologyFrom preen + -er.nounOne who preens.e.g.“So in a town that’s in fact entirely over-populated with blow-dried preeners, it seemed entirely appropriate that the signature TV star be, if not ugly, aggressively “not pretty.”” — 2008 June 15, Mark Leibovich, “Tiny Town: Washington After a Fall”, in The New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.allopreen 74% match — To preen another bird vs preener →primping 66% match — The act of one who primps. vs preener →allopreening 65% match — The mutual preening of two birds vs preener →plucker 59% match — One who plucks. vs preener →plumassier 59% match — Someone who prepares or deals in ornamental plumes or feathers. vs preener →pruner 58% match — A person who prunes. vs preener →pouncer 58% match — One who pounces. vs preener →proudling 57% match — One who is proud. vs preener →