trepanner

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noun

A person who trepans.

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Meanings

nountrepanner (plural trepanners)

plural trepanners

  1. A person who trepans.

    [I]n the year 1000 the trepanner had at his disposal the semi-mechanical bow drill that was used by carpenters and masons of the time.

    1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 124
  2. A trepanning tool.

Origin

From trepan + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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