"girdler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: girdlers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English girdeler; equivalent to girdle + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|girdeler}} Middle English girdeler, {{suffix|en|girdle|er}} girdle + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} girdler (plural girdlers)
  1. (historical) A person who made girdles. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-girdler-en-noun-~PdH3f9N
  2. Any of several insects that remove rings of bark for nest material.
    Sense id: en-girdler-en-noun-OipFGHly Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 30 70

Inflected forms

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