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Borer

//ˈboːɹɐ// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A tool used for drilling.
  2. 2
    any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood wordnet
  3. 3
    A knife fit for a stabbing. Multicultural-London-English, slang
  4. 4
    a drill for penetrating rock wordnet
  5. 5
    A person who bores or drills; a person employed to drill bore holes.
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  1. 6
    A tedious person, who bores others; a bore.

    "The boree has been heard from frequently since the Renaissance, and his sentiments have undergone little change. The borer hasn't had much to say for himself."

  2. 7
    An insect or insect larva that bores into wood.
  3. 8
    One of the many types of mollusc that bore into soft rock.
  4. 9
    A cyclostome, such as a hagfish, which bores into injured, dead, or decaying sea creatures to feed on their flesh.
  5. 10
    The penetrating root of a parasitic plant.

Etymology

From bore + -er.

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