sprawler

ˈsprɔːlər

Definition

Definition of sprawler - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

relaxation

Rare

person who spreads out comfortably

Rare

The sprawler took up the entire couch.

lounger

recliner

relaxer

urban growth

Rare

entity that expands without control

Rare

The city became a sprawler over the decades.

developer

expander

grower

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Origin of sprawler

Old English, spreawlian (to spread out)

Examples of sprawler in a sentence

Every sprawler in the park seemed lost in thought.
The suburb turned into a sprawler over the years.
Unchecked development led to the town becoming a sprawler.

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French:personne qui s'étale, acteur de l'étalement urbain, ...
German:Lümmel, Ausbreiter, ...
Italian:spaparanzato, agglomerato, ...
Spanish:despatarrado, monstruo urbano, ...
Portuguese:relaxado, fenómeno de expansão urbana desordenada, ...
Chinese:懒散的人, 扩张体, ...
Japanese:リラックスしている人, スプローラー, ...
Arabic:المُتَمَدِّد, متمدد, ...
Hebrew:אָדָם שֶׁמִּתְפָּרֵשׂ בְּנָחוּת וְתוֹפֵס הַרְבֵּה מָקוֹם, יֵשׁוּת שֶׁמִּתְפַּשֶּׁטֶת בְּלִי שְׁלִיטָה, ...
Russian:человек, растянувшийся, справлер, ...
Ukrainian:розляжник, розростаючийся, ...
Hindi:आराम से फैलने वाला व्यक्ति, फैलाव, ...
Bengali:আরামপ্রিয় ব্যক্তি, প্রসারিত সত্তা, ...
Catalan:relaxat, expansió descontrolada, ...
Czech:člověk rozvalený v pohodlí, rozrůstající se město, ...
Danish:udstrækker, spredning, ...
Dutch:bankhanger, uitbreider, ...
Greek:χαλαρός, ανεξέλεγκτη επεκτατική, ...
Hungarian:heverésző, terjeszkedő város, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សដែលលាតសន្ធឹងខ្លួនអង្គុយ ឬដេកដោយស្រួល, អង្គភាពដូចជាទីក្រុងដែលរីកលាតសន្ធឹងដោយគ្មានការគ្រប់គ្រង, ...
Korean:몸을 펼친 사람, 무분별한 확장자, ...
Persian:درازکش, گسترش‌یافته, ...
Polish:osoba, która się rozkłada, rozrastający się organizm, ...
Portuguese (BR):esparramado, espalhadora, ...
Romanian:relaxat, extindere necontrolată, ...
Swedish:den som breder ut sig, sprawlare, ...
Thai:คนที่นอนสบาย, เมืองที่ขยายตัว, ...
Turkish:yayılan kişi, yayılmacı, ...
Vietnamese:người nằm thoải mái, thực thể mở rộng, ...

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