different between wringer vs cringer

English

From Middle English wringere, equivalent to wring +? -er.

wringer (plural wringers)

One who wrings.
- 2000, Marlene Evans, Redbirds and Rubies and Rainbows (page 33)
  We wringers of hands don't really want a step to take! We want to continue our hand-wringing and feel hostile toward anyone who acts as if there's something simple to do about any problem.
A device for drying laundry consisting of two rollers between which the wet laundry is squeezed (or wrung); a mangle.
(figuratively) Something that causes pain, hardship, or exertion; an ordeal.

cringe +? -er

cringer (plural cringers)

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