"relayer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: relayers [plural]
Etymology: From relay + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|relay|er}} relay + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} relayer (plural relayers)
  1. One who, or that which, relays.
    Sense id: en-relayer-en-noun-ym2ZbaLI
  2. An athlete who takes part in a relay race. Translations (athlete in a relay race): viestijuoksija (Finnish), viestinviejä (Finnish), relayeur [masculine] (French), relayeuse [feminine] (French), staffettista [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-relayer-en-noun-9HcfEebt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 72 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 27 54 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 47 5 6 6 5 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 55 3 4 4 3 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of 'athlete in a relay race': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: relayers [present, singular, third-person], relayering [participle, present], relayered [participle, past], relayered [past]
Etymology: From re- + layer. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|layer}} re- + layer Head templates: {{en-verb}} relayer (third-person singular simple present relayers, present participle relayering, simple past and past participle relayered)
  1. To layer again.
    Sense id: en-relayer-en-verb-7XZD3fM9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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