Etymology

seeder

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Today it means: A device used to plant seeds; a seed drill. Full definition →

Middle English seeder ← Old English sǣdere
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  1. Old English · inherited fromsǣdere“sower”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromseeder
  3. English todayseeder

From Middle English seeder, seder, from Old English sǣdere (“sower”), equivalent to seed + -er.

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