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creeler

creeler noun: a textile worker who tends the creel and other aspects of a yarn tufting or twisting machine or other kind of loom.

Noun

creeler (plural creelers)

  1. A textile worker who tends the creel and other aspects of a yarn tufting or twisting machine or other kind of loom.
  2. An angler who uses a creel in catching fish.

Forms of creeler

pluralcreelers

Origin of creeler

From creel + -er.

Questions about creeler

What does creeler mean?
Creeler means a textile worker who tends the creel and other aspects of a yarn tufting or twisting machine or other kind of loom.
What part of speech is creeler?
Creeler is a noun.
What is the plural of creeler?
The plural of creeler is creelers.

Words near creeler in the dictionary

  1. creekwaters
  2. creeky
  3. creel
  4. Creel Bay
  5. creeled
  6. creeler
  7. creelers
  8. creelful
  9. creelfuls
  10. creeling
  11. creelman

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