weeder

weeder
a) an agricultural worker who removes weeds
b) a tool used to remove weeds

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  • weeder — noun Date: 15th century one that weeds; specifically any of various devices for removing weeds from an area …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • weeder — /wee deuhr/, n. 1. a person who removes weeds, as from a garden or lawn. 2. a device, as a tool or machine, for removing weeds. [1400 50; late ME; see WEED1, ER1] * * * …   Universalium

  • weeder — weed·er || wɪːdÉ™(r) n. one who pulls up weeds; tool for pulling up weeds …   English contemporary dictionary

  • weeder — weed·er …   English syllables

  • weeder — weed•er [[t]ˈwi dər[/t]] n. 1) a person who removes weeds 2) a device for removing weeds • Etymology: 1400–50 …   From formal English to slang

  • weeder — noun 1. a farmhand hired to remove weeds • Derivationally related forms: ↑weed • Hypernyms: ↑farmhand, ↑fieldhand, ↑field hand, ↑farm worker 2. a hand tool for removing weeds • Syn …   Useful english dictionary

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