"plunger" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈplʌndʒɚ/ [US] Audio: en-au-plunger.ogg [Australia] Forms: plunger [singular], plungers [plural]
Etymology: plunge + -er Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|plunge|er}} plunge + -er Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A plunger is an object used to free up a toilet, usually for faecal or waste.
    Sense id: simple-plunger-en-noun-S05BmZiC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -er
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