different between paddler vs paddled

English

paddle +? -er

paddler (plural paddlers)

One who paddles; especially, a person who propels a canoe or kayak by the action of paddling.

paddled

paddled (not comparable)

spanked with a paddle, e.g. in corporal punishment.
- 2016, Colin Farrell, Corporal punishment in US schools, World Corporal Punishment Research
  Paddled students tend to say that it hurts like crazy at the time, but that the pain often does not last very long. There may be yelps and tears and red faces, as attested by numerous anecdotal eyewitness and first-person accounts.

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