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Preference vs Druther - What's the difference?

preference | druther |

As nouns the difference between preference and druther

is that preference is the selection of one thing or person over others while druther is singular of lang=en.

As verbs the difference between preference and druther

is that preference is to give preferential treatment to; to give a preference to while druther is would rather; would prefer to.

preference

English

(wikipedia preference)

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(Preferans) (en noun)
  • The selection of one thing or person over others.
  • The option to so select, and the one selected.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-14, author=(Jonathan Freedland)
    • , volume=189, issue=1, page=18, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Obama's once hip brand is now tainted , passage=Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet. Perhaps we assume that our name, address and search preferences will be viewed by some unseen pair of corporate eyes, probably not human, and don't mind that much.}}
  • The state of being preferred over others.
  • A strong liking or personal valuation.
  • A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination.
  • Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe.

    • Verb

    (preferenc)
  • (US) To give preferential treatment to; to give a preference to.

    • See also

    * preferences ----

    druther

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare)
  • * 2004 , Sherry H. Penney, James D. Livingston, A Very Dangerous Woman: Martha Wright and Women's Rights ,
    • The teacher told Martha that she had invited a neighboring planter to send his children to her school, but "he said 'Me & my wife had no eddication, nor any of my gals, but I would rather they never would have any, than go to school with niggers.' So he had his druther !"48

    Usage notes

    * The plural form druthers (which see also) is much more common.

    Verb

    (head) (no infinitive, tenses, or participles)
  • (US, informal, often jocular) Would rather; would prefer to.
    • I'd druther stay home today.
    We druther go swimming than go to school.
  • * 1884 , ,
    • The old gentleman was for going along with me, but I said no, I could drive the horse myself, and I druther he wouldn't take no trouble about me.
  • * 1903 , ,
    • "He's no slouch at dog-breakin', that's wot I say," one of the men on the wall cried enthusiastically.
    "Druther break cayuses any day, and twice on Sundays," was the reply of the driver, as he climbed on the wagon and started the horses.

    Related terms

    * druthers