English Explanatory Dictionary

comber

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who combs wool, etc.
  2. A machine that combs wool, etc.
  3. A long, curving wave breaking on the shore.
noun
  1. Serranus cabrilla, the gaper, a fish found in European waters.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A town in County Down, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J4669).

Pronunciation

/ˈkəʊmə/ kōʹmər /ˈkoʊmɚ/ en-us-comber.ogg /ˈkɒmbə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-comber (fish).wav kämʹbər /ˈkɑmbɚ/

Word forms

comber combers

Etymology

From Middle English comber, camber, equivalent to comb + -er.

Synonyms

breaker

Derived words

beachcomber grass-comber wool comber woolcomber brown comber painted comber comber wrasse
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