"canner" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkænəɹ/ Forms: canners [plural]
Rhymes: -ænə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English canner (“maker of cans”), originally from the noun canne and equivalent to can + -er (occupational suffix). The modern senses reflect other meanings of the suffix -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|canner||maker of cans}} Middle English canner (“maker of cans”), {{m|enm|canne}} canne, {{suffix|en|can|er|id2=occupation|pos2=occupational suffix}} can + -er (occupational suffix), {{m|en|-er}} -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} canner (plural canners)
  1. Someone or something which cans.
    Sense id: en-canner-en-noun-uoC~iZRa
  2. A large pot used for processing jars when preserving food, either in a boiling water bath or by capturing steam to elevate the pressure and temperature.
    Sense id: en-canner-en-noun-X0FciT4W
  3. (US, slang) Someone who lives off container deposit refunds from recycling. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-canner-en-noun-uhUCEak4 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), English terms suffixed with -er (occupation), English terms suffixed with -er (relational), Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 18 74 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 10 16 64 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (occupation): 12 15 64 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (relational): 11 18 60 11 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 9 40 3 3 2 2 25 15 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 9 37 3 3 2 2 27 14 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -er: 2 7 39 2 3 2 2 27 14
  4. An animal yielding inferior meat best suited to canning.
    Sense id: en-canner-en-noun-7Ob-9cl9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pressure canner

Inflected forms

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