name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sheller
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: SH EH1 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
One who, or that which, shells.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a corn sheller
- an oyster sheller
- a sunflower seed sheller
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a worker who removes shells (as of peas or oysters)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: worker
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- Proto-Indo-European *skolH-yeh2 Proto-Germanic *skaljō Proto-West Germanic *skallju Old English sċiell Middle English schelle English shell English -er English sheller From shell + -er.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: obieracz — person or device that removes shells
- Polish: obieraczka — person or device that removes shells
- Portuguese: descascador — person or device that removes shells