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gadder

/ˈɡædə(ɹ)/

gadder noun: one who roves about idly, a rambling gossip.

Noun (1)

gadder (plural gadders)

  1. One who roves about idly, a rambling gossip.
    • He was no gadder abroad, credible Authors avouching that he never went out of his Cell; though both Cambridge and Rome pretend to his habitation.a. 1662 (date written), Thomas Fuller, “Durham”, in The History of the Worthies of England, London: […] J[ohn] G[rismond,] W[illiam] L[eybourne] and W[illiam] G[odbid], published 1662, →OCLC, page 293

Noun (2)

gadder (plural gadders)

  1. (historical) A drilling or perforating machine or apparatus for mining and mineral exploration.

Forms of gadder

pluralgadders

Origin of gadder

From gad (“gallivant”) + -er.

From gad (“pointed metal tool”) + -er.

Words that rhyme with gadder

Questions about gadder

What does gadder mean?
Gadder means one who roves about idly, a rambling gossip.
What part of speech is gadder?
Gadder is a noun.
How do you pronounce gadder?
Gadder is pronounced /ˈɡædə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of gadder?
The plural of gadder is gadders.

Words near gadder in the dictionary

  1. Gaddam
  2. Gaddams
  3. Gaddang
  4. Gaddani
  5. gadded
  6. gadder
  7. gadders
  8. Gaddesby
  9. gaddest
  10. gaddeth
  11. Gaddhafi

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