-au̇d.ə(r), -au̇tə- noun
( -s )
Etymology: spout (I) + -er
1. : one that spouts: as
a. : an oil or gas well the flow of which has not been controlled by the engineers
b. : an oratorical or voluble speaker : speechifier
a spouter who thought he was an orator — W.A.White
c. : a whale that spouts
2.
a. : a whaling vessel
b. : the master of a whaler
3.
[ spout (II) + -er ]
: a worker who controls the flow of grain through the machines and spouts of the milling process