"needler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: needlers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English nedlere, equivalent to needle + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|nedlere}} Middle English nedlere, {{suffix|en|needle|er|id2=agent noun}} needle + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} needler (plural needlers)
  1. Agent noun of needle; one who needles; an annoyer. Tags: agent, form-of Form of: needle (extra: one who needles; an annoyer) Categories (topical): Occupations, Weapons
    Sense id: en-needler-en-noun-rlMPdsPG Disambiguation of Occupations: 42 20 24 13 Disambiguation of Weapons: 47 13 17 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 20 4 19 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 61 21 4 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 81 8 4 7
  2. One who makes or uses needles.
    Sense id: en-needler-en-noun-eZpi92uE
  3. A dealer in needles.
    Sense id: en-needler-en-noun-Zn7RZt3o
  4. (chiefly science fiction) A gun that fires needles or darts. Categories (topical): Science fiction
    Sense id: en-needler-en-noun-n6cjLpDH Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

Inflected forms

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