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buttonholer

buttonholer noun: one who detains somebody in conversation against their will.

Noun

buttonholer (plural buttonholers)

  1. One who detains somebody in conversation against their will.
  2. An attachment for a sewing machine which automates the side-to-side and forward-and-backward motions involved in sewing a buttonhole.

Forms of buttonholer

pluralbuttonholers

Origin of buttonholer

From buttonhole + -er.

Questions about buttonholer

What does buttonholer mean?
Buttonholer means one who detains somebody in conversation against their will.
What part of speech is buttonholer?
Buttonholer is a noun.
What is the plural of buttonholer?
The plural of buttonholer is buttonholers.

Words near buttonholer in the dictionary

  1. buttonheads
  2. buttonhole
  3. buttonhole stitch
  4. buttonhole stitches
  5. buttonholed
  6. buttonholer
  7. buttonholers
  8. buttonholes
  9. buttonholing
  10. buttonholings
  11. buttonhook

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