"shedder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shedders [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English scheder (“killer”); equivalent to shed + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|scheder|t=killer}} Middle English scheder (“killer”), {{suffix|en|shed|er}} shed + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} shedder (plural shedders)
  1. Agent noun of shed; one who sheds. Tags: agent, form-of Form of: shed (extra: one who sheds)
    Sense id: en-shedder-en-noun-OJtisMS4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 49 51
  2. A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately afterwards while still soft.
    Sense id: en-shedder-en-noun-egFwv6az Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 49 51

Inflected forms

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