kneeler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who kneels.
  2. A hassock.
  3. An apparatus that permits the loading door of a bus to decrease in height in order to facilitate boarding of passengers that are seniors and physically disadvantaged
  4. On a gable end, the stone (often decorated) at the base of the slope of the gable on either side.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

kneeler kneelers

Etymology

From Middle English knelere, equivalent to kneel + -er.

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