"woolsorter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: woolsorters [plural]
Etymology: From wool + sorter. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wool|sorter}} wool + sorter Head templates: {{en-noun}} woolsorter (plural woolsorters)
  1. A worker, usually a farmworker, responsible for sorting wool into coarser and finer grades. Hypernyms: worker, person Derived forms: woolsorter's disease
    Sense id: en-woolsorter-en-noun-BbdjUMuK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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