Weeder
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An agricultural worker who removes weeds.
"If these plants are young, the weeders do not see them; and in this case, when they grow larger, the land must be again weeded. But the small plants, which are not less prejudicial, such as the wild Fitch, the wild Oat, Darnel, Fennel-flower, Knot-grass, Restharrow, Fox-tail, the several sorts of Bindweed, (Convolvulus) and all the small Poppies, remain in the field."
- 2 a hand tool for removing weeds wordnet
- 3 A tool used to remove weeds.
"(She told me I must buy a swoe, a long-handled weeder sold by Fiskars, that changed her life.)"
- 4 a farmhand hired to remove weeds wordnet
- 5 Ellipsis of weeder class or weeder course. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
"Weeders are often the first barrier to entry into certain professional careers for students. The most famous example is being “weeded-out” of the pre-med track."
Synonyms
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More examples"If these plants are young, the weeders do not see them; and in this case, when they grow larger, the land must be again weeded. But the small plants, which are not less prejudicial, such as the wild Fitch, the wild Oat, Darnel, Fennel-flower, Knot-grass, Restharrow, Fox-tail, the several sorts of Bindweed, (Convolvulus) and all the small Poppies, remain in the field."
Etymology
From weed + -er.
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