English Explanatory Dictionary

knotter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who makes knots.
  2. A machine or device that makes knots.
  3. A screen used to remove “knots” or impurities from wood pulp in the process of making paper.
  4. A vessel capable of reaching a specified speed in knots.
  5. A wind blowing at a specified velocity in knots.

Word forms

knotter knotters

Etymology

From knot + -er.

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