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carder

Syllables: car·der/ˈkɑɹ.dɚ/

carder noun: a person employed to card wool.

carder: a person employed to card wool
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Noun

carder (plural carders)

  1. A person employed to card wool.
  2. A carding machine.
  3. A criminal who steals information from credit cards.
  4. (slang) A person who distributes tart cards.

Proper noun capitalized: Carder

Carder

  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a carder.

carder meaning in Persian

carder in Persian

person employed to card wool
حلاج hallâj, پنبهزن panbe-zan

Forms of carder

pluralcarders

Origin of carder

From card + -er.

Words formed from carder

Phrases with carder

Words that rhyme with carder

Questions about carder

What does carder mean?
Carder means a person employed to card wool.
What is carder in Persian?
Carder in Persian is حلاج (hallâj), پنبهزن (panbe-zan). See Carder meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is carder?
Carder can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce carder?
Carder is pronounced /ˈkɑɹ.dɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of carder?
The plural of carder is carders.

Words near carder in the dictionary

  1. cardened
  2. cardening
  3. cardenolide
  4. cardenolides
  5. cardens
  6. carder
  7. carder bee
  8. carder bees
  9. carders
  10. cardestan
  11. Cardeston

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