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wailer

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?we?l?/
  • (US) enPR: w??l?r, IPA(key): /?we?l?/

Rhymes: -e?l?(?)

  • Homophone: whaler (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

Etymology 1

wail +? -er

Noun

wailer (plural wailers)

  1. One who wails or laments.
  2. A hired (professional) mourner.
Synonyms
  • (hired mourner): moirologist (rare)
Translations

Etymology 2

wail +? -er; see wail (choose, select).

Noun

wailer (plural wailers)

  1. (mining, historical) A boy employed to pick out stones, pyrites, etc. remaining in the coal after it is screened.

Anagrams

  • Lawrie

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tailer

English

Etymology

tail +? -er

Noun

tailer (plural tailers)

  1. One who follows or tails surreptitiously, as an investigator.
  2. (nautical) A worker on a yacht, responsible for furling and setting the sails.
  3. (fishing) A large noose with a long handle intended to secure a fish's tail.
  4. (fishing) A fish bottom-feeding in shallow water with its tail out of the water.

References

  • Waldemar Karwowski, Neville A. Stanton, Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Product Design: Uses and Applications

Anagrams

  • Altier, airtel, aliter, iteral, lirate, retail, retial

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