Cougher
/ˈkɒf.ər/noun
A person or thing that coughs.
Did you know?Cougher is just the agent noun of cough, and cough itself is an old imitative word built from the sound of a harsh throat-clear—language literally copying the body.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
cohhian
“to cough”
Middle English
ME
coughen
“to cough”
16th Century
English
cougher
“one who coughs”
Modern English
English
cougher
“a person or thing that coughs”