sealer
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
sealer (plural sealers)
- A tool used to seal something.
- A person who is employed to seal things.
- An officer responsible for sealing writs or instruments, stamping weights and measures, etc.
- A coating designed to prevent excessive absorption of finish coats into porous surfaces; a coating designed to prevent bleeding.
- (sports, colloquial) A goal, shot, point, etc., scored close to fulltime so that it becomes impossible for the losing side to score enough to win.
Derived terms
- endodontic sealer
- root canal sealer
- sealer jar
- vacuum sealer
Etymology 2
Noun
sealer (plural sealers)
- A person who hunts seals.
- Synonym: seal-hunter
- 1904, Jack London, chapter 30, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC:
- "We must club the seals," I announced, when convinced of my poor marksmanship. "I have heard the sealers talk about clubbing them."
- A vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals.
Translations
person who hunts seals
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