derailer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who, or that which, derails.
  2. Synonym of derail: A device placed on railway tracks in order to cause a train to derail.
  3. Alternative form of derailleur.

Word forms

derailer derailers

Etymology

From derail + -er. Doublet of derailleur.

Synonyms

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