"culler" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kʌlər/, /kʌlːʌ(ɾ)/ (note: Indic) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-colour.wav Forms: cullers [plural]
Etymology: From cull + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cull|er|id2=agent noun}} cull + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} culler (plural cullers)
  1. One who picks or chooses.
    An inspector who selects wares suitable for market.
    Sense id: en-culler-en-noun-VOGJni7k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 30 2 6 3 30 Disambiguation of People: 50 50
  2. One who picks or chooses.
    One who kills animals to keep their numbers down.
    Sense id: en-culler-en-noun-vctYotyx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 35 2 9 5 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 30 2 6 3 30 Disambiguation of People: 50 50

Inflected forms

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