"shorter" meaning in English

See shorter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈʃɔɹtɚ/ [General-American], /ˈʃɔːtə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-shorter.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ) Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} shorter
  1. comparative form of short: more short. Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: short (extra: more short) Related terms: shortest Translations (more short): poto iho (Maori)
    Sense id: en-shorter-en-adj-hhSw3Utg

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɔɹtɚ/ [General-American], /ˈʃɔːtə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-shorter.ogg Forms: shorters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-noun}} shorter (plural shorters)
  1. (colloquial) A short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-shorter-en-noun-2OC7a92K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 60 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 79 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 61 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 64 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 11 61 28
  2. (UK, slang, obsolete) One who makes a dishonest profit by clipping and filing coins. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-shorter-en-noun-y1D-aATl Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

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