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keeler

UK/ˈkiːlə/US/ˈkilɚ/

noun

What it means

  1. nauticalOne who works on a barge or keel.
  2. historicalOne employed in managing a Newcastle keel, or coal boat.

In a sentence

a keeler of water/butter/eggs

Where it comes from

  1. Middle Englishkeler
  2. Englishkeeler

From Middle English keler, equivalent to keel (noun) + -er.

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