"buttoner" meaning in English

See buttoner in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: buttoners [plural]
Etymology: From button + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|button|er|id2=agent noun}} button + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} buttoner (plural buttoners)
  1. One who buttons something.
    Sense id: en-buttoner-en-noun-tMuPsx1m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 43 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 41 6 6
  2. Any device used to fasten buttons to a garment.
    Sense id: en-buttoner-en-noun-TBiX7ev7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 43 5 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 32 53 7 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 41 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 55 4 4
  3. A manufacturer of buttons.
    Sense id: en-buttoner-en-noun-Iqf3Wg-0
  4. (slang, dated) A con man's apprentice. Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-buttoner-en-noun-PCnpROwj

Inflected forms

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