Meanings
nounweedeater (plural weedeaters)
plural weedeaters · alternative weed eater
- genericized trademarkA string trimmer.
Origin
From weed + eater, from "Weed Eater", the name of a company founded by the inventor of the string trimmer.
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APA
weedeater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weedeater
MLA
“weedeater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weedeater. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weedeater,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weedeater.
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