"shooer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shooers [plural]
Etymology: shoo + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shoo|er}} shoo + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} shooer (plural shooers)
  1. A person who shoos something away.
    Sense id: en-shooer-en-noun-sr7PCeAz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 70 30
  2. An improvised device used to shoo away.
    Sense id: en-shooer-en-noun-G01125ke

Inflected forms

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