noun
Meaning 1
A tool used to seal something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
sealer
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈsiːlə/
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US: sēlʹər
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US: /ˈsiːlɚ/
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rhymes with -iːlə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: S IY1 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A person who is employed to seal things.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A person who is employed to seal things.
An officer responsible for sealing writs or instruments, stamping weights and measures, etc.
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noun
Meaning 4
A coating designed to prevent excessive absorption of finish coats into porous surfaces; a coating designed to prevent bleeding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
A goal, shot, point, etc., scored close to fulltime so that it becomes impossible for the losing side to score enough to win.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 6
A person who hunts seals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: seal-hunter
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
A vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals.
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noun
Meaning 8
an official who affixes a seal to a document
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: official, functionary
noun
Meaning 9
a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sealant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sealing material
Narrower terms: caulk, caulking
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *seknom Latin signum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin sigillum Anglo-Norman seelbor. Middle English sel English seal English -er English sealer From seal + -er.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Robbenjäger — person who hunts seals
- Macedonian: фоколовец (fokolovec) — person who hunts seals
- Māori: kaipatu kekeno — person who hunts seals
- Spanish: cazador de focas — person who hunts seals
- Spanish: cazadora de focas — person who hunts seals