"pounder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pounders [plural]
Etymology: pound (“verb”) + -er (“agent suffix”) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pound|er|gloss1=verb|gloss2=agent suffix}} pound (“verb”) + -er (“agent suffix”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pounder (plural pounders)
  1. A vessel in which something is pounded, or an implement used in pounding. Derived forms: Bible pounder, Bible-pounder, brass pounder, ground pounder, pussy pounder, rice pounder Related terms: mortar and pestle Translations (pestle, something used to pound or crush a substance): хаван (havan) [masculine] (Bulgarian), чукало (čukalo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ngahiri (Maori), pōtuki (Maori)
    Sense id: en-pounder-en-noun-YU0f4Fds Categories (other): English senses used only in hyphenated compounds, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English senses used only in hyphenated compounds: 59 17 9 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pr.
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: pounders [plural]
Etymology: pound (“measure of weight”) + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pound|er|gloss1=measure of weight|id2=measurement}} pound (“measure of weight”) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} pounder (plural pounders)
  1. (in combination) A gun capable of firing a specified weight of shot in pounds. Tags: in-compounds
    Sense id: en-pounder-en-noun-tfH4XH2Q
  2. (in combination) Something that weighs a specified number of pounds. Tags: in-compounds
    Sense id: en-pounder-en-noun-6ZLha10n
  3. (in combination) Something or someone costing so many pounds sterling. Tags: in-compounds Translations (Something or someone weighing so many pounds): -naulainen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-pounder-en-noun-wzayQppg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (measurement) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 4 19 60 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 29 5 16 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (measurement): 22 8 20 49 Disambiguation of 'Something or someone weighing so many pounds': 10 14 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pr. Related terms: 64-pounder, half-pounder, quarter-pounder, ten-pounder
Etymology number: 2

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