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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who yawns.

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  • noun A person who yawns.
  • noun figuratively Something unexciting or boring that induces yawning, as a book, sporting event, or performance.

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  • noun a person who yawns

Etymologies

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yawn +‎ -er

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  • Even regarding the rose

    through world-coloured spectacles,

    the worldliest yawner is still awed.

    - Peter Reading, Almanac, from Nothing for Anyone, 1977

    June 26, 2008