"weighter" meaning in All languages combined

See weighter on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: weighters [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: From weight + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|weight|er}} weight + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} weighter (plural weighters)
  1. One who weights or assigns a weighting.

Inflected forms

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