"introducer" meaning in English

See introducer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: introducers [plural]
Etymology: introduce + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|introduce|er}} introduce + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} introducer (plural introducers)
  1. Someone or something that introduces.
    Sense id: en-introducer-en-noun-k694S8ka Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 58 42
  2. (surgery) A device used to introduce an object into the body. Categories (topical): Surgery
    Sense id: en-introducer-en-noun-wsRhtey5 Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery

Inflected forms

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