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latherer

latherer noun: a person employed to fasten laths to parts of buildings.

Noun

latherer (plural latherers)

  1. A person employed to fasten laths to parts of buildings.
  2. A person employed in a barber's shop to apply lather to customers before they are shaved.

Forms of latherer

plurallatherers

Origin of latherer

From lather + -er.

Questions about latherer

What does latherer mean?
Latherer means a person employed to fasten laths to parts of buildings.
What part of speech is latherer?
Latherer is a noun.
What is the plural of latherer?
The plural of latherer is latherers.

Words near latherer in the dictionary

  1. latherable
  2. lathered
  3. lathered up
  4. lathereeve
  5. lathereeves
  6. latherer
  7. latherers
  8. latherin
  9. lathering
  10. lathering up
  11. latherings

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