kneader

K5N1E1A1D2E1R1

noun

One who kneads.

OriginMiddle English kneder →
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Meanings

nounkneader (plural kneaders)

plural kneaders

  1. One who kneads.

    If you practice building your massage muscles as I suggest in Chapter 9, you can be a better kneader because this particular maneuver requires a lot of strength in the hands.

    2010, Steve Capellini, Michel Van Welden, Massage For Dummies, page 141
  2. A machine that kneads dough or any other highly elastoviscous mixture.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishkneder
  2. Englishkneader

From Middle English kneder, cnedar, equivalent to knead + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

reknead
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APA

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

MLA

“kneader.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kneader. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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