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forcer

forcer noun: the solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by which water is forced in a pump. Also the agent noun of force.

forcer: the solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by which water is forced in a pump
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Noun

forcer (plural forcers)

  1. The solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by which water is forced in a pump.
  2. A small hand pump for sinking pits, draining cellars, etc.
  3. A bell-shaped lidded pot for growing rhubarb, used to limit photosynthesis by excluding light, encouraging early-season growth and blanched stems.

Also used as

forcer is also the agent noun of force.

Forms of forcer

pluralforcers

Origin of forcer

From force + -er.

Words that rhyme with forcer

Questions about forcer

What does forcer mean?
Forcer means the solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by which water is forced in a pump.
What part of speech is forcer?
Forcer is a noun.
What is the plural of forcer?
The plural of forcer is forcers.

Words near forcer in the dictionary

  1. forcepses
  2. forcepslike
  3. forcepstail
  4. forcepstails
  5. forceput
  6. forcer
  7. forcers
  8. forces
  9. forces down someone's throat
  10. forces in
  11. forces majeures

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