"poler" meaning in English

See poler in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpəʊlə(ɹ)/ Forms: polers [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ) Etymology: From pole + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pole|er}} pole + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} poler (plural polers)
  1. One who propels a boat using a pole. Synonyms: poleman, polesman Translations (boater): sauvoja (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-poler-en-noun-3UiIfG~r Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 58 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of 'boater': 79 21
  2. A horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle. Translations (horse): aisahevonen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-poler-en-noun-fl4boB4P Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'horse': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpəʊlə(ɹ)/ Forms: polers [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ) Etymology: See poller. Head templates: {{en-noun}} poler (plural polers)
  1. (obsolete) An extortioner. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-poler-en-noun-J~xY9djr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 27 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 18 17 37 20 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 17 36 24 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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