weigher

weigh·er
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US/ˈweɪ.ɚ/UK/ˈweɪ.ə/

noun

One who or something that weighs.

OriginEnglish weigh ← Middle English weyen ← Old English wegan →
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Meanings

nounweigher (plural weighers)

plural weighers

  1. One who or something that weighs.
    1. A person employed at a dock to weigh incoming goods.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weǵʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wéǵʰeti
  3. Proto-Germanic*weganą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*wegan
  5. Old Englishwegan
  6. Middle Englishweyen
  7. Englishweigh
  8. Englishweigher

From weigh + -er.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ζυγοστάτης
  • ζυγοστάτης (zugostátēs)one who weighs
Finnish punnitsija
  • punnitsijaone who weighs
Greek ζυγιστής, ζυγίστρια
  • ζυγιστής (zygistís)one who weighs
  • ζυγίστρια (zygístria)one who weighs
Russian весовщик, весовщица
  • весовщик (vesovščik)one who weighs
  • весовщица (vesovščica)one who weighs
Ukrainian вага́р
  • вага́р (vahár)one who weighs

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with weigher

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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