"plucker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈplʌkə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plucker.wav [Southern-England] Forms: pluckers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌkə(ɹ) Etymology: pluck + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pluck|er}} pluck + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} plucker (plural pluckers)
  1. One who plucks.
    Sense id: en-plucker-en-noun-5TebQtiD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 83 17
  2. A machine for straightening and cleaning wool.
    Sense id: en-plucker-en-noun-3K71kOI2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for plucker meaning in English (1.7kB)

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