filer

F4I1L1E1R1
US/ˈfaɪlɚ/

noun

One who files something.

Similar
file clerkfiling clerk
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Meanings

filer1

nounfiler (plural filers)

plural filers

  1. One who files something.

    Hitherto I have hoarded up mementoes and monuments of the past; been a worshiper of all heirlooms; a fond filer away of letters, locks of hair, bits of ribbon, flowers, […]

    1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities
  2. computingA software program for managing files.

    The filer allows users to format and copy disks and to include a run-time UCSD Pascal operating system.

    1983 February 28, InfoWorld, volume 5, number 9, page 28

Filer2

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A city in Idaho.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization

Similar
file clerkfiling clerk
Broader
clerk
Also see
file clerkfiling clerk

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

filer · noun

From file + -er.

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Filer · proper noun

Uncertain. Possibly an occupational surname from filer (one who files). The city in Idaho was named after Walter G. Filer.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with filer

compilerSchuylerSkylerSkylarpiler
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Anagrams

rifleFriellifer
Cite this entry
APA

filer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filer

MLA

“filer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “filer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filer.

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