"delayer" meaning in All languages combined

See delayer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: delayers [plural]
Etymology: From delay + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|delay|er|id2=agent noun}} delay + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} delayer (plural delayers)
  1. One who delays. Translations (one who delays): cunctātor [masculine] (Latin), tergiversātor [masculine] (Latin)
    Sense id: en-delayer-en-noun-R7xIONBv Disambiguation of 'one who delays': 98 2
  2. A substance that is used to slow the rate of combustion of a solid rocket fuel so as to make it more controllable
    Sense id: en-delayer-en-noun-94IqOxkC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 65 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 29 41 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 31 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 62 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 64 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Forms: delayers [present, singular, third-person], delayering [participle, present], delayered [participle, past], delayered [past]
Etymology: From de- + layer. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|layer}} de- + layer Head templates: {{en-verb}} delayer (third-person singular simple present delayers, present participle delayering, simple past and past participle delayered)
  1. (transitive) To remove layers from; to strip away levels from. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-delayer-en-verb-O3c077Rg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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