"drencher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drenchers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *drencher (found in the Surname Drencher), equivalent to drench + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{suffix|en|drench|er|id2=agent noun}} drench + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} drencher (plural drenchers)
  1. One who, or that which, drenches.
    Sense id: en-drencher-en-noun-1~QXao9t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
  2. A fire prevention device, like a sprinkler but ejecting a denser curtain of water and sometimes mounted on the outside of a building to prevent the spread of fire from those nearby.
    Sense id: en-drencher-en-noun-sBzOImXG 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: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52

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