shedder

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noun

A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately afterwards while still soft.

“a shedder of tears”

Similar
spiller
OriginMiddle English schedere →
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Meanings

nounshedder (plural shedders)

plural shedders

  1. agentAgent noun of shed; one who sheds.

    a shedder of tears

    1 more example

    At first, and in their altercation with the god, the Erinyes restrict their office to vengeance on shedders of kindred blood.

    1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “VIII. Orestea. III: Eumenides”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 231
  2. A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately afterwards while still soft.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan attacker who sheds or spills blood

Similar
spiller
Broader
attackeraggressorassailant
Also see
spiller

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishschedere“killer”
  2. Englishshedder

From Middle English schedere (“killer”); equivalent to shed + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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