Dictionary

dredger en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈdɹɛdʒ.ə(ɹ)/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English dredge Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dredger From dredge + -er.

Meanings

1. A vessel equipped for the removal of sand or sediment from the seabed.
   • The section includes also combination bucket and suction dredges, true suction dredgers, the Friihling dredge, the reclamation dredge, the longshoot dredge, the hopper barge, the self-propelling hopper, and the rock cutter. 1923, Marine Engineer and Naval Architect - Volume 46, page 162:
2. One who fishes with a dredge.
3. A dredging machine.
4. A container with a perforated lid, used to sprinkle sugar or flour.
   • In the kitchen Mrs. Piper was busy with a flour dredger, a rolling pin, and a basin of dough. 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 32:

Forms

Deriveds

gold-dredger · gold dredger · dredgerman

Relateds

dredging · dredge

Synonyms

dredging box

Translations (14)

pl bagrownica (A vessel) · pl pogłębiarka (A vessel) · uk землечерпа́лка (A vessel) · fi ruoppaaja (A vessel) · fi sirotin (a container) · it draga (A vessel) · de Baggerschiff (A vessel) · uk дра́га (A vessel) · pl bagier (A vessel) · pl draga (A vessel) · fr dragueur (A vessel) · de Schwimmbagger (A vessel) · fr bateau de dragage (A vessel) · no mudderpram (A vessel)