Library / English Dictionary |
WEEDER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hand tool for removing weeds
Synonyms:
weed-whacker; weeder
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("weeder" is a kind of...):
hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)
Derivation:
weed (clear of weeds)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A farmhand hired to remove weeds
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("weeder" is a kind of...):
farm worker; farmhand; field hand; fieldhand (a hired hand on a farm)
Derivation:
weed (clear of weeds)