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cockler

cockler noun: one who finds and sells cockles.

Noun

cockler (plural cocklers)

  1. One who finds and sells cockles.
    • To the cocklers, winklers, and push-net shrimpers, whose premises are the kitchen or a beach store, the necessary alterations will often be out of the question.1956, World Fishing, volume 5, page 41

Forms of cockler

pluralcocklers

Origin of cockler

From cockle + -er.

Questions about cockler

What does cockler mean?
Cockler means one who finds and sells cockles.
What part of speech is cockler?
Cockler is a noun.
What is the plural of cockler?
The plural of cockler is cocklers.

Words near cockler in the dictionary

  1. cockleerts
  2. cockleloft
  3. cocklelofts
  4. cockleman
  5. cocklemen
  6. cockler
  7. cocklers
  8. cockles
  9. cockleshell
  10. cockleshells
  11. cockless

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