"buttonholer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: buttonholers [plural]
Etymology: From buttonhole + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|buttonhole|er|id2=agent noun}} buttonhole + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} buttonholer (plural buttonholers)
  1. One who detains somebody in conversation against their will.
    Sense id: en-buttonholer-en-noun-cXNTb6Bp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54
  2. An attachment for a sewing machine which automates the side-to-side and forward-and-backward motions involved in sewing a buttonhole.
    Sense id: en-buttonholer-en-noun-zFDkUOPu 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: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57

Inflected forms

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