"wedger" meaning in All languages combined

See wedger on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: wedgers [plural]
Etymology: wedge + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wedge|er}} wedge + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} wedger (plural wedgers)
  1. A kitchen utensil for cutting fruit and vegetables into wedges.
    Sense id: en-wedger-en-noun-pJKBdNnO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 61 39
  2. A person who wedges clay.
    Sense id: en-wedger-en-noun-saJLLeLZ

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for wedger meaning in All languages combined (1.5kB)

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