girdler

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noun

A person who made girdles.

OriginMiddle English girdeler →
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Meanings

girdler1

noungirdler (plural girdlers)

plural girdlers

  1. historicalA person who made girdles.
  2. Any of several insects that remove rings of bark for nest material.

Girdler2

proper nounGirdler (countable and uncountable, plural Girdlers)

plural Girdlers

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Knox County, Kentucky, United States.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishgirdeler
  2. Englishgirdler

From Middle English girdeler; equivalent to girdle + -er.

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Anagrams

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APA

girdler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girdler

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “girdler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girdler.

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