English Explanatory Dictionary

girdler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who made girdles.
  2. Any of several insects that remove rings of bark for nest material.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Kentucky, United States.

Word forms

girdler girdlers

Etymology

From Middle English girdeler; equivalent to girdle + -er.

Derived words

hickory girdler
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