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SPILLER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)

Synonyms:

setline; spiller; trawl; trawl line; trotline

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("spiller" is a kind of...):

fishing line (a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An attacker who sheds or spills blood

Example:

a great hunter and spiller of blood

Synonyms:

shedder; spiller

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("spiller" is a kind of...):

aggressor; assailant; assaulter; attacker (someone who attacks)

Derivation:

spill (cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container)

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