mosser

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noun

A person who gathers Irish moss, a type of seaweed.

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Meanings

mosser1

nounmosser (plural mossers)

plural mossers

  1. A person who gathers Irish moss, a type of seaweed.

    But a mosser with a strong back and a good pair of hands is able to rake in at least 400 pounds during the two hours before and after low tide. […] Moss gathered [by hand] yields a high price for food and drug purposes; […]

    1942, Fishery Market News, page 27

Mosser2

proper nounMosser (plural Mossers)

plural Mossers

  1. A surname.

Origin

From moss + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

somers
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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