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woofer en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈwʊfɚ/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • wo͝ofʹər (US)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From woof + -er.

Meanings

  1. A loudspeaker that produces low-frequency sound.
  2. (Internet) A dog.

Forms

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Coordinates

midrange (low-frequency audio speaker) · tweeter (low-frequency audio speaker) · subwoofer (low-frequency audio speaker) · squawker (low-frequency audio speaker)

Synonyms

dog (dog)

Translations (11)

ko 우퍼 (low-frequency audio speaker) · es woofer (low-frequency audio speaker) · es bafle de bajos (low-frequency audio speaker) · ga amhaire (low-frequency audio speaker) · fr woofer (low-frequency audio speaker) · fr haut-parleur de graves (low-frequency audio speaker) · de Bass (low-frequency audio speaker) · ja ウーファー (low-frequency audio speaker) · de Basslautsprecher (low-frequency audio speaker) · ja 低音域用スピーカー (low-frequency audio speaker) · fi bassokaiutin (low-frequency audio speaker)

woofer en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈwʊfɚ/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • wo͝ofʹər (US)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From WWOOF.

Meanings

  1. Synonym of wwoofer.
    • On the Big Island, for example, many samll. farming operations depend on unpaid labor such as 'woofers', to fulfill their labour needs cheaply. Woofers are those who labour on organic farms within the World Organization of Organic Farms (WOOF) Network. 2016, Marlyne Sahakian, Czarina Saloma, Suren Erkman, Food Consumption in the City, page 118:

Forms

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Synonyms

wwoofer