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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who darns.
2. 2
   a person who mends by darning wordnet
3. 3
   A needle used for darning, a darning needle.
4. 4
   Any dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae; a hawker.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from German.

Synonyms

All synonyms

darning needledragonfly

Etymology

Etymology 1

From darn + -er.

Etymology 2

Respelling of German Dörner or Derner.

Related phrases

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