"plaiter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plaiters [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: plait + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|plait|er}} plait + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} plaiter (plural plaiters)
  1. Someone who plaits.
    Sense id: en-plaiter-en-noun--30nbLSs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 75 25
  2. A machine that plaits.
    Sense id: en-plaiter-en-noun-YLhDCwCX

Inflected forms

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