"dripper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drippers [plural]
Etymology: drip + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|drip|er|id2=agent noun}} drip + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} dripper (plural drippers)
  1. Agent noun of drip: one who drips. Tags: agent, form-of Form of: drip (extra: one who drips)
    Sense id: en-dripper-en-noun-axPX4cy5 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 56 29 8 8
  2. A dripping cake.
    Sense id: en-dripper-en-noun-zmS1M3Oq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 48 13 10 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 48 11 15
  3. An outlet in the microtubing used in drip irrigation.
    Sense id: en-dripper-en-noun-binfDKkB
  4. Synonym of drip tip. Synonyms: drip tip [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-dripper-en-noun-fayPoHbr Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks

Inflected forms

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