"polisher" meaning in English

See polisher in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: polishers [plural]
Etymology: From polish + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|polish|er}} polish + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} polisher (plural polishers)
  1. A person who makes something smooth or shiny. Categories (topical): People Translations (person who makes something smooth and shiny): polidor [masculine] (Catalan), kiillottaja (Finnish), Polierer [masculine] (German), Schleifer [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-polisher-en-noun-9RQ7jiIH Disambiguation of People: 48 0 0 52 Disambiguation of 'person who makes something smooth and shiny': 43 17 17 23
  2. A tool that makes something smooth or shiny. Categories (topical): Tools Translations (tool): polidora [feminine] (Catalan), kiillotin (Finnish), puidoiro [masculine] (Galician), csiszoló (Hungarian), fényező (Hungarian), fényesítő (Hungarian), polírozó (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-polisher-en-noun-FPQicGQn Disambiguation of Tools: 15 53 15 16 Disambiguation of 'tool': 0 100 0 0
  3. A machine that makes something smooth or shiny. Synonyms: polishing machine Translations (machine): polidora [feminine] (Catalan), kiillotin (Finnish), kiillotuskone (Finnish), Poliermaschine [feminine] (German), csiszológép (Hungarian), csiszoló (Hungarian), polidora [feminine] (Portuguese), pulidora [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-polisher-en-noun-TkoCNcFq Disambiguation of 'machine': 0 0 100 0
  4. A person who refines something. Categories (topical): People Translations (person who refines): polidor [masculine] (Catalan), viimeistelijä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-polisher-en-noun-YQutbURb Disambiguation of People: 48 0 0 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 6 6 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 15 10 10 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 10 10 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 9 9 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 5 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 8 8 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 8 8 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 11 8 8 74 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 8 8 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 28 4 4 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 28 4 4 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 27 4 4 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 5 5 86 Disambiguation of 'person who refines': 35 1 1 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: apple-polisher, French polisher, knob polisher, nail-polisher, shoe-polisher

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "person who refines",
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      "word": "polidor"
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