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EDGER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: edger   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Garden tool for cutting grass around the edges of a yard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("edger" is a kind of...):

garden tool; lawn tool (used for working in gardens or yards)

Derivation:

edge (provide with a border or edge)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who puts finishing edges on a garment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("edger" is a kind of...):

needleworker (someone who does work (as sewing or embroidery) with a needle)

Derivation:

edge (provide with a border or edge)

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