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English
Etymology 1
From Middle English frotheren, alteration of Middle English frovren, from Old English frōferian, frōfrian, frēfrian (“to console, comfort”), from Proto-West Germanic *frōbrijan (“to give solace or comfort”), from Proto-Indo-European *trep-, *terp- (“to have good food, prosper, satiate, enjoy”). Cognate with Old Saxon frōvrian (“to console, comfort, help”), Old High German fluobren (“to console, comfort, help, assist”).
Verb
frother (third-person singular simple present frothers, present participle frothering, simple past and past participle frothered)
- (dialectal) To comfort.
- (dialectal) To feed.
Etymology 2
From froth + -er.
Noun
frother (plural frothers)
- A machine that generates froth
2009 January 14, Harold Mcgee, “For a Tastier Wine, the Next Trick Involves ...”, in New York Times:There is a battery-powered frother, and a small glass channel that adds turbulence and air bubbles as the wine flows through it from the bottle into the glass.
Translations
a machine that generates froth