keener

noun — 2 senses

noun

Etymology From keen (“lament”, verb) + -er (“one who does”).

Historical One who keens at a funeral.

noun

Etymology From keen (“enthusiastic”) + -er (“one who is”).

Canada, Informal Someone who is excessively keen or eager, possibly making others look bad; a brown-noser.

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