"borer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɔːɹə/ [UK], /ˈboːɹɐ/ [Multicultural-London-English], /ˈbɔːɹɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-borer.wav [Southern-England] Forms: borers [plural]
enPR: bôrʹər [US] Rhymes: -ɔːɹə(ɹ) Etymology: bore + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bore|er|id2=agent noun}} bore + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} borer (plural borers)
  1. A tool used for drilling. Translations (tool): τρύπανον (trúpanon) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), бормашина (bormašina) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ბურღი (burɣi) (Georgian), Bohrmaschine (German), borilo (Ido), tollaire [masculine] (Irish), alesatore [masculine] (Italian), terebra [feminine] (Latin), urbis (Lithuanian), ду́пчалка (dúpčalka) [feminine] (Macedonian), борма́шина (bormášina) [feminine] (Macedonian), бу́ргија (búrgija) [feminine] (Macedonian), بورغو (burgu) (Ottoman Turkish), مثقب (miskab) (Ottoman Turkish), مته (matte) (Persian), mașină de găurit (Romanian), bormașină [feminine] (Romanian), borrmaskin (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-borer-en-noun-6NtPrtGl Disambiguation of 'tool': 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
  2. (MLE, slang) A knife fit for a stabbing. Tags: Multicultural-London-English, slang
    Sense id: en-borer-en-noun-yDEk5a0S Categories (other): Multicultural London English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 26 5 12 2 26 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 5 23 6 17 4 28 17 Synonyms: wetter, jook, jooker, chete, ching, ying, rambo, poker, pokey, bassy, shank, nank, splash, splasher, cheffer, cutter
  3. A person who bores or drills; a person employed to drill bore holes.
    Sense id: en-borer-en-noun-wwGlN9KV
  4. A tedious person, who bores others; a bore. Translations (a wood boring insect: the larval stage of the Anobium punctatum beetle): дървесен червей (dǎrvesen červej) (Bulgarian), tolladóir [masculine] (Irish), 木食い虫 (kikuimushi) (alt: きくいむし) (Japanese), cyrms [masculine] (Latgalian), ķirmis [masculine] (Latvian), tākituri (Maori), iro poka (Maori), древоточец (drevotočec) [masculine] (Russian), деревоточець (derevotočecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-borer-en-noun-Nbff10-p Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 26 5 12 2 26 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 5 23 6 17 4 28 17 Disambiguation of 'a wood boring insect: the larval stage of the Anobium punctatum beetle': 3 14 8 29 18 19 10
  5. An insect or insect larva that bores into wood.
    Sense id: en-borer-en-noun-oHwhb1Q6
  6. One of the many types of mollusc that bore into soft rock. Categories (lifeform): Insects, Jawless fish Translations (mollusc): pātiotio (Maori)
    Sense id: en-borer-en-noun--y-vEufC Disambiguation of Insects: 2 18 3 15 14 32 16 Disambiguation of Jawless fish: 3 23 3 16 3 31 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 19 4 17 2 38 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 26 5 12 2 26 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 5 23 6 17 4 28 17 Disambiguation of 'mollusc': 1 5 3 4 1 82 4
  7. A cyclostome, such as a hagfish, which bores into injured, dead, or decaying sea creatures to feed on their flesh.
    Sense id: en-borer-en-noun-1Z8qp1Sr Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 26 5 12 2 26 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 5 23 6 17 4 28 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (person who bores/drills): сондьор (sondjor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), kairaaja (Finnish), tolladóir [masculine] (Irish), ду́пчач (dúpčač) [masculine] (Macedonian), borrare [common-gender] (Swedish)
Derived forms: apple borer, ash borer, Asian corn borer, banded hickory borer, borer bomb, bud borer, bumelia borer, cork-borer, cork borer, corn borer, crotalaria pod borer, emerald ash borer, European corn borer, fruit borer, increment borer, instep borer, jig borer, locust borer, loosestrife borer, moth-borer, raise borer, raspberry crown borer, rock-borer, squash vine borer, stone-borer, sugar cane borer, sugar-maple borer, twig borer, vine borer, wax-borer, well-borer, wharf borer, wood-borer, woodborer, yucca borer Disambiguation of 'person who bores/drills': 2 2 46 38 3 5 3

Inflected forms

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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈboːɹɐ/",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɔːɹɚ/",
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      "_dis1": "2 2 46 38 3 5 3",
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      "sense": "person who bores/drills",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сондьор"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "person who bores/drills",
      "word": "kairaaja"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "person who bores/drills",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tolladóir"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "2 2 46 38 3 5 3",
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      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "dúpčač",
      "sense": "person who bores/drills",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ду́пчач"
    },
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      "sense": "person who bores/drills",
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      ],
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    }
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}
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      "word": "banded hickory borer"
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    {
      "word": "bud borer"
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    {
      "word": "bumelia borer"
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    },
    {
      "word": "cork borer"
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    {
      "word": "corn borer"
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    {
      "word": "crotalaria pod borer"
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    {
      "word": "emerald ash borer"
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    {
      "word": "European corn borer"
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      "word": "fruit borer"
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    {
      "word": "increment borer"
    },
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      "word": "instep borer"
    },
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      "word": "jig borer"
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    {
      "word": "locust borer"
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    {
      "word": "loosestrife borer"
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    {
      "word": "moth-borer"
    },
    {
      "word": "raise borer"
    },
    {
      "word": "raspberry crown borer"
    },
    {
      "word": "rock-borer"
    },
    {
      "word": "squash vine borer"
    },
    {
      "word": "stone-borer"
    },
    {
      "word": "sugar cane borer"
    },
    {
      "word": "sugar-maple borer"
    },
    {
      "word": "twig borer"
    },
    {
      "word": "vine borer"
    },
    {
      "word": "wax-borer"
    },
    {
      "word": "well-borer"
    },
    {
      "word": "wharf borer"
    },
    {
      "word": "wood-borer"
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    {
      "word": "woodborer"
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    {
      "word": "yucca borer"
    }
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      "categories": [
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        "Multicultural London English"
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      "glosses": [
        "A knife fit for a stabbing."
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          "word": "wetter"
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          "word": "jook"
        },
        {
          "word": "jooker"
        },
        {
          "word": "chete"
        },
        {
          "word": "ching"
        },
        {
          "word": "ying"
        },
        {
          "word": "rambo"
        },
        {
          "word": "poker"
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        {
          "word": "pokey"
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        {
          "word": "bassy"
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        {
          "word": "shank"
        },
        {
          "word": "nank"
        },
        {
          "word": "splash"
        },
        {
          "word": "splasher"
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        {
          "word": "cheffer"
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          "word": "cutter"
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          "cyclostome"
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          "injured"
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          "decaying"
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      "tags": [
        "Multicultural-London-English"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɔːɹɚ/",
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      ]
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sondjor",
      "sense": "person who bores/drills",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сондьор"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who bores/drills",
      "word": "kairaaja"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person who bores/drills",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tolladóir"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "dúpčač",
      "sense": "person who bores/drills",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ду́пчач"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who bores/drills",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "borrare"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bormašina",
      "sense": "tool",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "бормашина"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "burɣi",
      "sense": "tool",
      "word": "ბურღი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tool",
      "word": "Bohrmaschine"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "trúpanon",
      "sense": "tool",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "τρύπανον"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "tool",
      "word": "borilo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "tool",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tollaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "tool",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alesatore"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "tool",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "terebra"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "tool",
      "word": "urbis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "dúpčalka",
      "sense": "tool",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ду́пчалка"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "bormášina",
      "sense": "tool",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "борма́шина"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "búrgija",
      "sense": "tool",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "бу́ргија"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "burgu",
      "sense": "tool",
      "word": "بورغو"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "miskab",
      "sense": "tool",
      "word": "مثقب"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "matte",
      "sense": "tool",
      "word": "مته"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "tool",
      "word": "mașină de găurit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "tool",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bormașină"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "tool",
      "word": "borrmaskin"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dǎrvesen červej",
      "sense": "a wood boring insect: the larval stage of the Anobium punctatum beetle",
      "word": "дървесен червей"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a wood boring insect: the larval stage of the Anobium punctatum beetle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tolladóir"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きくいむし",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kikuimushi",
      "sense": "a wood boring insect: the larval stage of the Anobium punctatum beetle",
      "word": "木食い虫"
    },
    {
      "code": "ltg",
      "lang": "Latgalian",
      "sense": "a wood boring insect: the larval stage of the Anobium punctatum beetle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cyrms"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a wood boring insect: the larval stage of the Anobium punctatum beetle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ķirmis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a wood boring insect: the larval stage of the Anobium punctatum beetle",
      "word": "tākituri"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a wood boring insect: the larval stage of the Anobium punctatum beetle",
      "word": "iro poka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "drevotočec",
      "sense": "a wood boring insect: the larval stage of the Anobium punctatum beetle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "древоточец"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "derevotočecʹ",
      "sense": "a wood boring insect: the larval stage of the Anobium punctatum beetle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "деревоточець"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "mollusc",
      "word": "pātiotio"
    }
  ],
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}

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