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Sealer

//ˈsiːlɚ// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tool used to seal something.
  2. 2
    A person who hunts seals.

    ""We must club the seals," I announced, when convinced of my poor marksmanship. "I have heard the sealers talk about clubbing them.""

  3. 3
    an official who affixes a seal to a document wordnet
  4. 4
    A person who is employed to seal things.
  5. 5
    A vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals.
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  1. 6
    a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface) wordnet
  2. 7
    A person who is employed to seal things.; An officer responsible for sealing writs or instruments, stamping weights and measures, etc.
  3. 8
    A coating designed to prevent excessive absorption of finish coats into porous surfaces; a coating designed to prevent bleeding.
  4. 9
    A goal, shot, point, etc., scored close to fulltime so that it becomes impossible for the losing side to score enough to win. colloquial

Etymology

Etymology 1

From seal + -er.

Etymology 2

From seal + -er.

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