"disher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dishers [plural]
Etymology: dish + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} disher (plural dishers)
  1. (obsolete) A dish maker. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-disher-en-noun-IZNTjpP-
  2. (obsolete) One who dishes up food. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-disher-en-noun-RCIoST0W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 41 39 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 42 39 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 42 38 19
  3. (figurative) One who dishes out or dispenses anything. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-disher-en-noun-SHALIzXg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 41 39 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 42 39 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 42 38 19
  4. A type of scoop with a lever that helps the user dig through hard substances such as ice cream. Synonyms (scoop): disher scoop, ice cream scoop
    Sense id: en-disher-en-noun-ChKjNRWh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Kitchenware Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 41 39 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 42 39 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 42 38 19 Disambiguation of Kitchenware: 0 0 0 100 Disambiguation of 'scoop': 0 9 8 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (one who dishes): waiter Derived forms: disher scoop
Disambiguation of 'one who dishes': 2 49 46 2

Inflected forms

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        "A dish maker."
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        "(obsolete) A dish maker."
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        "One who dishes up food."
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        "(obsolete) One who dishes up food."
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        "(figurative) One who dishes out or dispenses anything."
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          "sense": "scoop",
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      "_dis1": "2 49 46 2",
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    }
  ],
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    "Scoop (utensil)#Disher"
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    {
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  "etymology_text": "dish + -er",
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        "A dish maker."
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        "(obsolete) A dish maker."
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        "obsolete"
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    },
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        "One who dishes up food."
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        "One who dishes out or dispenses anything."
      ],
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          "dish out"
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        "(figurative) One who dishes out or dispenses anything."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
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      ],
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          "type"
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          "scoop",
          "scoop"
        ],
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          "lever",
          "lever"
        ],
        [
          "ice cream",
          "ice cream"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "sense": "one who dishes",
      "word": "waiter"
    },
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      "word": "ice cream scoop"
    }
  ],
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    "Scoop (utensil)#Disher"
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}

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