"feller" meaning in English

See feller in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From fell + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fell|er|id2=comparative}} fell + -er Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} feller
  1. (archaic) comparative form of fell: more fell Tags: archaic, comparative, form-of Form of: fell (extra: more fell)
    Sense id: en-feller-en-adj--T5dCD0g Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (comparative) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (comparative): 41 9 6 8 5 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: fellers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English feller; equivalent to fell + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|feller}} Middle English feller, {{suffix|en|fell|er|id2=agent noun}} fell + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} feller (plural fellers)
  1. A person who fells trees; a lumberjack
    Sense id: en-feller-en-noun-Vt1q1yvS Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 33 20 29 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 27 26 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 40 19 26 15
  2. A machine for felling trees. Translations (machine for felling trees): moto (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-feller-en-noun-8q5YrdMi Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 33 20 29 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 27 26 21 Disambiguation of 'machine for felling trees': 5 76 1 18
  3. A person who fells a seam.
    Sense id: en-feller-en-noun-kUhoDIF6 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 33 20 29 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 27 26 21
  4. An appliance to a sewing machine for felling a seam. Translations (appliance to a sewing machine): saumuri (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-feller-en-noun-eOOn~E82 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 33 20 29 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 27 26 21 Disambiguation of 'appliance to a sewing machine': 1 10 1 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: feller-buncher
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: fellers [plural]
Etymology: Variant of fellow that reflects the reduction of the last vowel to a schwa and its conflation with the endings -er/-ar. Head templates: {{en-noun}} feller (plural fellers)
  1. Nonstandard form of fellow. Tags: alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of: fellow Derived forms: blackfeller, fellermelad, whitefeller Related terms: fellow, fellar, fella, fellah
    Sense id: en-feller-en-noun-BVDEGzW- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 13 4 22 12 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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