"springer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-springer.wav Forms: springers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋə(ɹ) Etymology: From spring + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spring|er}} spring + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} springer (plural springers)
  1. A person that springs. Translations (person that springs): скачач (skačač) (Bulgarian), hyppääjä (Finnish), прыгу́н (prygún) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-springer-en-noun-oYbm84MI Disambiguation of 'person that springs': 78 13 2 3 2 2 0
  2. Anything that springs.
    Sense id: en-springer-en-noun--Oiy4bfE
  3. A spring salmon.
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  4. A stone at the base of an arch (from which the arch springs). Translations (stone at the base of an arch): coixí [masculine] (Catalan), dovella d'arrencada [feminine] (Catalan), holvijalka (Finnish), sommier [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-springer-en-noun-C0HeQHFm Categories (other): Architecture Disambiguation of Architecture: 7 7 16 31 16 16 7 Disambiguation of 'stone at the base of an arch': 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
  5. A springing cow.
    Sense id: en-springer-en-noun-bDZxfGke Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Russian translations, Antilopine antelopes, Cattle, Female animals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 1 33 1 31 31 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 4 4 32 4 27 27 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 2 14 1 40 41 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 3 1 1 2 2 2 25 1 26 26 2 6 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 0 0 1 1 1 28 1 29 29 1 5 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 3 4 20 2 35 34 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 3 4 20 2 35 34 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 3 3 16 2 37 37 1 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 5 19 2 34 35 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 3 20 2 35 35 1 Disambiguation of Antilopine antelopes: 1 1 31 2 32 31 1 Disambiguation of Cattle: 0 0 21 0 58 21 0 Disambiguation of Female animals: 1 1 15 1 66 15 1
  6. A springer spaniel.
    Sense id: en-springer-en-noun-0tPuRZYz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Russian translations, Antilopine antelopes, Dogs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 1 33 1 31 31 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 4 4 32 4 27 27 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 2 14 1 40 41 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 3 1 1 2 2 2 25 1 26 26 2 6 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 0 0 1 1 1 28 1 29 29 1 5 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 3 4 20 2 35 34 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 3 4 20 2 35 34 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 3 3 16 2 37 37 1 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 5 19 2 34 35 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 3 20 2 35 35 1 Disambiguation of Antilopine antelopes: 1 1 31 2 32 31 1 Disambiguation of Dogs: 10 11 8 6 14 48 3
  7. A springbok.
    Sense id: en-springer-en-noun-ToS7IlpV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Eptatretus springeri, klippspringer, klipspringer
Derived forms: cross-springer, cross springer, English springer, mudspringer, secret springer, springer antelope, springer fork, springer point, springer spaniel, springer-up, Welsh springer

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "stone at the base of an arch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sommier"
    }
  ],
  "word": "springer"
}

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