Lidder

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A worker on an assembly line responsible for putting on lids.

    "For instance, a comparison of the first three lines of Table 18 reveals that for local lidders the lowest time requirement was with the use of a nail dispenser, but without the use of a box-lid clamp (line 3)."

  2. 2
    A machine that puts on lids.

    "The lidder is portable, light in weight and easy to wheel around the field."

Synonyms

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Example

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"For instance, a comparison of the first three lines of Table 18 reveals that for local lidders the lowest time requirement was with the use of a nail dispenser, but without the use of a box-lid clamp (line 3)."

Etymology

From lid + -er.

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assembly line

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