"mosser" meaning in English

See mosser in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: mossers [plural]
Etymology: From moss + -er. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|moss|er}} moss + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} mosser (plural mossers)
  1. A person who gathers Irish moss, a type of seaweed.

Inflected forms

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