"carder" meaning in English

See carder in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑɹ.dɚ/ [US] Audio: En-us-carder.ogg , En-uk-carder.ogg Forms: carders [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)də(ɹ) Etymology: From card + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|card|er|id2=agent noun}} card + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} carder (plural carders)
  1. A person employed to card wool. Translations (person employed to card wool): karstaaja (Finnish), battilana [historical, masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-carder-en-noun-s7h1d8Lo Disambiguation of 'person employed to card wool': 77 1 4 18
  2. A carding machine. Translations (machine): karstauskone (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-carder-en-noun-cLLjZbQN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 58 19 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 1 71 13 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 76 10 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 58 18 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 59 18 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 2 70 13 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 67 14 17 Disambiguation of 'machine': 0 100 0 0
  3. A criminal who steals information from credit cards. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-carder-en-noun-5qe8FxFG Disambiguation of People: 0 7 45 48
  4. (slang) A person who distributes tart cards. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-carder-en-noun-r4JCvDI- Disambiguation of People: 0 7 45 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: carder bee, common carder bee

Inflected forms

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      "word": "karstaaja"
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      "sense": "person employed to card wool",
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