"wirer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wirers [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪəɹə(ɹ) Etymology: From wire + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|wire|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} From wire + -er., {{ety|en|:af|wire|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English wire Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere ▲ Latin -ārius Old French -ierbor. Middle English -er English -er English wirer From wire + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} wirer (plural wirers)
  1. A tool to assist in installing wire.
    Sense id: en-wirer-en-noun-g3mCEL~U Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 29 39 32 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 35 33
  2. A person who installs wiring.
    Sense id: en-wirer-en-noun-O5ZlHrM3 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 26 43 30 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 26 43 30 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 29 39 32 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 35 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 26 47 27 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 26 47 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 50 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 50 26 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 17 64 19 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 17 65 18
  3. One who sets a wire, or snare.
    Sense id: en-wirer-en-noun-RuLCtzjd Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 30 37 33 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 29 39 32 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 35 33

Inflected forms

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