Shingler

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who installs shingles. US
  2. 2
    a worker who shingles roofs wordnet
  3. 3
    A metalworker who hammers and squeezes material to expel impurities.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From shingle + -er.

Etymology 2

From Middle English shingler (“roof tiler”). Doublet of Schindler.

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