"seamer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-seamer.ogg Forms: seamers [plural]
Rhymes: -iːmə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English semer, semere, from Old English sēamere (“tailor; seamer”), equivalent to seam + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|semer}} Middle English semer, {{inh|en|ang|sēamere|t=tailor; seamer}} Old English sēamere (“tailor; seamer”), {{suffix|en|seam|er}} seam + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} seamer (plural seamers)
  1. A person who sews seams.
    Sense id: en-seamer-en-noun-Xf1RJp2P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 24 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 43 32 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 31 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 29 23
  2. Part of a sewing machine that creates seams.
    Sense id: en-seamer-en-noun-k0DuctBb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 24 39
  3. (cricket) A bowler skilled at making the ball seam. Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-seamer-en-noun-1~Ym45Hr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 24 39 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: four-seamer, two-seamer

Inflected forms

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