different between spacer vs spader

English

Etymology

From space +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?spe?s?(?)/

• Rhymes: -e?s?(r)

Noun

spacer (plural spacers)

1. (sometimes science fiction) A person who works or lives in space.
2. An object inserted to hold a space open in a row of items, e.g. beads or printed type.
3. A bushing.
4. (slang) A forgetful person; one who spaces out.
5. (medicine) A type of add-on device used by an asthmatic person to increase the effectiveness of a metered-dose inhaler.
6. (historical) An instrument for reversing a telegraphic current, especially in a marine cable, to increase the speed of transmission.

Translations

Anagrams

• CASREP, Casper, Pacers, Scaper, capers, crapes, e-scrap, escarp, pacers, parsec, recaps, scaper, scrape, secpar

Polish

Etymology

From German spazieren, Spazier(gang).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?spa.t?s?r/

Noun

spacer m inan (diminutive spacerek)

1. stroll, walk

   Synonym: przechadzka

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• spacer in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• spacer in Polish dictionaries at PWN

English

Etymology

spade +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?d?(r)

Noun

spader (plural spaders)

1. One who, or that which, spades; specifically, a digging machine.

Anagrams

• Padres, Persad, drapes, dreaps, padres, parsed, rasped, repads, spared, spread

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

spader m

1. indefinite plural of spade

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

spader

1. present of spada

Swedish

Noun

spader c

1. spade, spades (one of the black suits in a deck of cards)

   spader fyra, spaderfyra

   four of spades

See also

• kortlek

Descendants

• ? Finnish: pata
  • ? Ingrian: pata

Anagrams

• sparde