"shelver" meaning in English

See shelver in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: shelvers [plural]
Etymology: shelve + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shelve|er}} shelve + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} shelver (plural shelvers)
  1. One who or that which shelves something.
    Sense id: en-shelver-en-noun-J-YdTL34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

Inflected forms

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