"sealer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsiːlə/ [UK], /ˈsiːlɚ/ [US] Forms: sealers [plural]
enPR: sēlʹər [US] Rhymes: -iːlə(ɹ) Etymology: From seal + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|seal|er}} seal + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} sealer (plural sealers)
  1. A tool used to seal something.
    Sense id: en-sealer-en-noun-DMg3NtmQ
  2. A person who is employed to seal things.
    Sense id: en-sealer-en-noun-v0T2JmFC Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 32 32 0 0 35 0
  3. A person who is employed to seal things.
    An officer responsible for sealing writs or instruments, stamping weights and measures, etc.
    Sense id: en-sealer-en-noun-EdNcuw0E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 30 2 15 35 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 3 45 3 9 24 10 Disambiguation of People: 0 32 32 0 0 35 0
  4. A coating designed to prevent excessive absorption of finish coats into porous surfaces; a coating designed to prevent bleeding.
    Sense id: en-sealer-en-noun-IMWp8-JB
  5. (sports, colloquial) A goal, shot, point, etc., scored close to fulltime so that it becomes impossible for the losing side to score enough to win. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-sealer-en-noun-SWwXDLen Categories (other): Sports, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 30 2 15 35 10 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: endodontic sealer, root canal sealer, sealer jar, vacuum sealer
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsiːlə/ [UK], /ˈsiːlɚ/ [US] Forms: sealers [plural]
enPR: sēlʹər [US] Rhymes: -iːlə(ɹ) Etymology: From seal + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|seal|er}} seal + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} sealer (plural sealers)
  1. A person who hunts seals. Synonyms: seal-hunter Translations (person who hunts seals): Robbenjäger [masculine] (German), фоколовец (fokolovec) [masculine] (Macedonian), kaipatu kekeno (Maori), cazador de focas [masculine] (Spanish), cazadora de focas [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sealer-en-noun-XKgh3I1I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Spanish translations, People, Phocid seals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 30 2 15 35 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 9 6 21 5 14 31 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 2 31 2 11 38 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 2 29 2 11 42 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 4 24 5 11 34 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 6 17 24 3 7 36 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 9 4 24 5 11 34 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 3 23 3 10 44 11 Disambiguation of People: 0 32 32 0 0 35 0 Disambiguation of Phocid seals: 9 5 18 3 7 41 17 Disambiguation of 'person who hunts seals': 96 4
  2. A vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals.
    Sense id: en-sealer-en-noun-NnUJyjnt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 30 2 15 35 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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