smearer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who smears.
  2. Someone who spreads a substance across a surface.
  3. Someone who tries to damage another's reputation through slander or innuendo.
  4. An unskillful painter.
  5. A worker employed to apply a tar-based salve to sheep to protect their skin during the winter.
  6. A person without skill or education who attempts to cure diseases.
  7. Something used for smearing.
  8. A circuit used to eliminate the overshoot of a pulse.

Word forms

smearer smearers

Etymology

From smear + -er.

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