"clawer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clawers [plural]
Etymology: claw + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|claw|er|id2=agent noun}} claw + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} clawer (plural clawers)
  1. One who, or that which, claws things.
    Sense id: en-clawer-en-noun-Iws83pGT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)

Inflected forms

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