"mothballer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mothballers [plural]
Etymology: mothball + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mothball|er}} mothball + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} mothballer (plural mothballers)
  1. One who mothballs something.
    Sense id: en-mothballer-en-noun-CHb7peXx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
  2. (informal) A ship recalled from being mothballed and put back into service. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-mothballer-en-noun-LF~Iip-8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 41 59

Inflected forms

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