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mothballer

mothballer noun: one who mothballs something.

Noun

mothballer (plural mothballers)

  1. One who mothballs something.
  2. (informal) A ship recalled from being mothballed and put back into service.

Forms of mothballer

pluralmothballers

Origin of mothballer

From mothball + -er.

Questions about mothballer

What does mothballer mean?
Mothballer means one who mothballs something.
What part of speech is mothballer?
Mothballer is a noun.
What is the plural of mothballer?
The plural of mothballer is mothballers.

Words near mothballer in the dictionary

  1. mothahfuggah
  2. mothahfuggahs
  3. mothball
  4. mothballable
  5. mothballed
  6. mothballer
  7. mothballers
  8. mothballing
  9. mothballings
  10. mothballs
  11. mothbally

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