"curdler" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-curdler.ogg Forms: curdlers [plural]
Etymology: From curdle + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|curdle|er|id2=agent noun}} curdle + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} curdler (plural curdlers)
  1. That which curdles.
    Sense id: en-curdler-en-noun-Fz2p-o7Q 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: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
  2. (slang) An acoustic weapon used to disperse crowds. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-curdler-en-noun-Rb8GoUI8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bloodcurdler

Inflected forms

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