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beader

beader noun: one who makes decorative beading.

Noun

beader (plural beaders)

  1. One who makes decorative beading.
    • Bessie’s father was a milkman, and her mom was a homemaker, but Aunt Jenny was a beader.2008 February 21, Campbell Robertson, “Puttin’ on Razzle-Dazzle, One Bead at a Time”, in New York Times
    • A beader and art glass designer, she opened String Beads twelve years ago with the aim of creating a store to meet the needs and anticipate the desires of any beader.2013, Laura Levaas, The Beader's Stash: Designs from America's Favorite Bead Shop
  2. Synonym of perloir.
    • The four pairs of rollers accompanying the No. 4 beader are the single bead, ogee bead, triple and triple coffee pot, as represented in the above cut.1903, Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson, Illustrated Catalogue - Issue 114, page 809
    Synonyms:
    perloir

Synonyms of beader

Forms of beader

pluralbeaders

Origin of beader

From bead + -er.

Questions about beader

What does beader mean?
Beader means one who makes decorative beading.
What part of speech is beader?
Beader is a noun.
What is the plural of beader?
The plural of beader is beaders.

Words near beader in the dictionary

  1. beaded lacewings
  2. beaded lizard
  3. beaded lizards
  4. beadel
  5. beadels
  6. beader
  7. beaders
  8. beadery
  9. beadful
  10. beadfuls
  11. beadhook

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