"mothballer" meaning in All languages combined

See mothballer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: mothballers [plural]
Etymology: From mothball + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mothball|er}} mothball + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} mothballer (plural mothballers)
  1. One who mothballs something.
    Sense id: en-mothballer-en-noun-CHb7peXx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
  2. (informal) A ship recalled from being mothballed and put back into service. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-mothballer-en-noun-LF~Iip-8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Inflected forms

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