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WEEDER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hand tool for removing weeds

Synonyms:

weed-whacker; weeder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)

Derivation:

weed (clear of weeds)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A farmhand hired to remove weeds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

farm worker; farmhand; field hand; fieldhand (a hired hand on a farm)

Derivation:

weed (clear of weeds)

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