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sealer en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
sēlʹər (US)
/ˈsiːlɚ/ (US)
/ˈsiːlə/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sek-?
Proto-Indo-European *-nóm
Proto-Italic *segnom
Latin signum
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -lum
Latin sigillum
Anglo-Norman seelbor.
Middle English sel
English seal
English -er
English sealer
From seal + -er.
Meanings
A tool used to seal something.
A person who is employed to seal things.
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.
(colloquial) A goal, shot, point, etc., scored close to fulltime so that it becomes impossible for the losing side to score enough to win.
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sek-?
Proto-Indo-European *-nóm
Proto-Italic *segnom
Latin signum
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -lum
Latin sigillum
Anglo-Norman seelbor.
Middle English sel
English seal
English -er
English sealer
From seal + -er.
Meanings
A person who hunts seals.
"We must club the seals," I announced, when convinced of my poor marksmanship. "I have heard the sealers talk about clubbing them." 1904, Jack London, chapter 30, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC:
A vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals.
de Robbenjäger (person who hunts seals) · mk фоколовец (person who hunts seals) · es cazador de focas (person who hunts seals) · mi kaipatu kekeno (person who hunts seals) · es cazadora de focas (person who hunts seals)