"forcer" meaning in English

See forcer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: forcers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)sə(ɹ) Etymology: Etymology tree English force Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English forcer From force + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|force|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English force Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English forcer [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ārijaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ārī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "forcer", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="forcer"> From force + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} forcer (plural forcers)
  1. Agent noun of force. Tags: agent, form-of Form of: force
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  2. The solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by which water is forced in a pump.
    Sense id: en-forcer-en-noun-4w7jPh8Z Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 29 31 24 16 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 33 30 23 15 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 33 30 23 15 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 28 32 25 15 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 24 14 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 29 28 23 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 31 24 14 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 30 27 23 20
  3. A small hand pump for sinking pits, draining cellars, etc.
    Sense id: en-forcer-en-noun-ecP~ZnmK Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 29 31 24 16 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 33 30 23 15 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 33 30 23 15 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 28 32 25 15 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 24 14 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 29 28 23 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 31 24 14 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 30 27 23 20
  4. A bell-shaped lidded pot for growing rhubarb, used to limit photosynthesis by excluding light, encouraging early-season growth and blanched stems.
    Sense id: en-forcer-en-noun-iGKqwlrz Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 29 31 24 16 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 33 30 23 15 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 33 30 23 15 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 28 32 25 15 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 24 14 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 29 28 23 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 31 24 14 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 30 27 23 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: brute-forcer

Inflected forms

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