"tallower" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tallowers [plural]
Etymology: tallow + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tallow|er}} tallow + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} tallower (plural tallowers)
  1. An animal which produces tallow.
    Sense id: en-tallower-en-noun-SOOLqUrl
  2. A merchant who deals in tallow.
    Sense id: en-tallower-en-noun-K45QbJJm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 30 70

Inflected forms

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