"gnawer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnɔːə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnɔəɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gnawer.wav Forms: gnawers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːə(ɹ) Etymology: From gnaw + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|gnaw|-er|id2=agent noun}} gnaw + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} gnawer (plural gnawers)
  1. One who gnaws.
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  2. One who gnaws.
    A rodent or other animal that gnaws.
    Translations (rodent or other animal that gnaws): τρώκτης (trṓktēs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), гризач (grizač) [masculine] (Bulgarian), gnaver [common-gender] (Danish), knaagdier [neuter] (Dutch), Nager [masculine] (German), грызу́н (gryzún) [masculine] (Russian), глодар [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), glodar [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), gnagare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gnawer-en-noun-bHpiHzuQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'rodent or other animal that gnaws': 9 91

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