"nailer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈneɪlɚ/ [General-American] Forms: nailers [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪlə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English nayler; equivalent to nail + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|nayler}} Middle English nayler, {{suffix|en|nail|er}} nail + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} nailer (plural nailers)
  1. One whose occupation is to make nails; a nail maker.
    Sense id: en-nailer-en-noun-MJ5zA~N6
  2. One who fastens with, or drives, nails.
    Sense id: en-nailer-en-noun-Upcxj7Q~
  3. A nailgun.
    Sense id: en-nailer-en-noun-2ao~4KJo
  4. A piece of dimensional lumber and/or plywood secured to the deck or wall which provides a receiving medium for the fasteners. (Sometimes referred to as blocking.)
    Sense id: en-nailer-en-noun-CJqWCtFh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 17 28 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 14 19 21 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: work like a nailer

Inflected forms

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