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filer

/ˈfaɪlɚ/

filer noun: one who files something.

Noun

filer (plural filers)

  1. One who files something.
    • Hitherto I have hoarded up mementoes and monuments of the past; been a worshiper of all heirlooms; a fond filer away of letters, locks of hair, bits of ribbon, flowers, […]1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities
  2. A software program for managing files.
    • The filer allows users to format and copy disks and to include a run-time UCSD Pascal operating system.1983 February 28, InfoWorld, volume 5, number 9, page 28

Proper noun capitalized: Filer

Filer

  1. A surname.
  2. A city in Idaho.

Forms of filer

pluralfilers

Origin of filer

From file + -er.

Uncertain. Possibly an occupational surname from filer (one who files). The city in Idaho was named after Walter G. Filer.

Words formed from filer

Words that rhyme with filer

Questions about filer

What does filer mean?
Filer means one who files something.
What part of speech is filer?
Filer can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce filer?
Filer is pronounced /ˈfaɪlɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of filer?
The plural of filer is filers.

Words near filer in the dictionary

  1. filename extensions
  2. filenames
  3. filensin
  4. filepath
  5. filepaths
  6. filer
  7. filers
  8. files
  9. files away
  10. files down
  11. files in

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