"stuffer" meaning in English

See stuffer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈstʌfɚ/ [General-American], /ˈstʌfə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stuffer.wav [Southern-England] Forms: stuffers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌfə(ɹ) Etymology: From stuff + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|stuff|-er|text=+|tree=1}} From stuff + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} stuffer (plural stuffers)
  1. One who, or that which, stuffs.
    Sense id: en-stuffer-en-noun-q60QdDR5 Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages using etymon with no ID, Post Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 28 32 7 33 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 27 32 7 34 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 29 30 7 34 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 30 30 8 33 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 29 32 7 32 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 38 4 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 32 18 17 33 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 30 36 6 28 Disambiguation of Post: 14 17 0 69
  2. A taxidermist.
    Sense id: en-stuffer-en-noun-pMtGgy2b Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Post Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 28 32 7 33 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 27 32 7 34 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 29 30 7 34 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 30 30 8 33 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 29 32 7 32 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 38 4 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 32 18 17 33 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 30 36 6 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 41 3 29 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 26 40 5 29 Disambiguation of Post: 14 17 0 69
  3. Something which is stuffed into an enclosure, especially an advertising circular included with other mail.
    Sense id: en-stuffer-en-noun-dDuhPzB0 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 32 18 17 33
  4. One who conceals a package of illegal drugs by swallowing them.
    Sense id: en-stuffer-en-noun-ilWMdHTO Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Crime, Post Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 28 32 7 33 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 27 32 7 34 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 29 30 7 34 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 30 30 8 33 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 29 32 7 32 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 38 4 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 32 18 17 33 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 30 36 6 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 29 5 42 Disambiguation of Crime: 0 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Post: 14 17 0 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bird stuffer, envelope stuffer, stocking stuffer, stuffer fragment

Inflected forms

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