Definitions

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  • noun One who panics.

Etymologies

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panic +‎ -k- +‎ -er

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Examples

  • It made a prime minister with a previous reputation as an unflappable charmer look like a panicker who would sacrifice his friends to try to save his own skin.

    Reshuffle in haste, Mr Cameron, and you will repent at leisure | Andrew Rawnsley 2011

  • He is not a panicker and has tried not to overdo the strain on his players as they look to respond to a rare and embarrassing hiccup.

    World Cup 2010: Pass-masters Spain missing Marcos Senna 2010

  • I am a recovering panicker who was in favor of TARP I at the time.

    Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » A Failure of Nerve 2009

  • He is not a panicker and has tried not to overdo the strain on his players as they look to respond to a rare and embarrassing hiccup.

    Football news, match reports and fixtures | guardian.co.uk 2010

  • I normally only canter in company just because of the safety aspect she is very sharp and spooks easily, I know she is a panicker as I dismounted once and the man who was holding her let her go by accident and she bolted for home.

    unknown title 2009

  • I normally only canter in company just because of the safety aspect she is very sharp and spooks easily, I know she is a panicker as I dismounted once and the man who was holding her let her go by accident and she bolted for home.

    unknown title 2009

  • I wouldn't have put Hillary Clinton down as a panicker, either.

    FT.com | Blogs 2009

  • I normally only canter in company just because of the safety aspect she is very sharp and spooks easily, I know she is a panicker as I dismounted once and the man who was holding her let her go by accident and she bolted for home.

    unknown title 2009

  • I wouldn't have put Hillary Clinton down as a panicker, either.

    FT.com | Blogs 2009

  • I normally only canter in company just because of the safety aspect she is very sharp and spooks easily, I know she is a panicker as I dismounted once and the man who was holding her let her go by accident and she bolted for home.

    unknown title 2009

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