Baler

//bɐˈlɛɾ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A machine for creating bales, e.g., of hay or cotton.

    "Farmer Jones is in straits because his baler is broken down and he's got three fields of hay ready to bale."

  2. 2
    A person who creates bales, either by operating or feeding such a machine, or by creating the bales by hand.

    "Hank worked as a baler for Farmer Jones part time, to make ends meet."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A municipality, the capital of Aurora, Central Luzon, Philippines.

Example

More examples

"A baler is used to compress hay into bales."

Etymology

From bale (verb) + -er.

Related phrases

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