"emptier" meaning in English

See emptier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emptier.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Etymology tree English empty English -er English emptier From empty (adjective) + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|empty<pos:adjective>|-er<id:comparative>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English empty English -er English emptier From empty (adjective) + -er. Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} emptier
  1. comparative form of empty: more empty Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: empty (extra: more empty)
    Sense id: en-emptier-en-adj-mHvGmm9O
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emptier.wav [Southern-England] Forms: emptiers [plural]
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  1. A person who, or device which empties. Derived forms: gully emptier, head-emptier Translations (person or device that empties): vuotatore [masculine] (Italian)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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