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reprimer

reprimer noun: a machine or implement for applying fresh primers to spent cartridge shells, so that the shells may be used again.

Noun

reprimer (plural reprimers)

  1. A machine or implement for applying fresh primers to spent cartridge shells, so that the shells may be used again.

Forms of reprimer

pluralreprimers

Origin of reprimer

From reprime + -er.

Questions about reprimer

What does reprimer mean?
Reprimer means a machine or implement for applying fresh primers to spent cartridge shells, so that the shells may be used again.
What part of speech is reprimer?
Reprimer is a noun.
What is the plural of reprimer?
The plural of reprimer is reprimers.

Words near reprimer in the dictionary

  1. reprimandingly
  2. reprimandings
  3. reprimands
  4. reprime
  5. reprimed
  6. reprimer
  7. reprimers
  8. reprimes
  9. repriming
  10. reprimings
  11. reprimitivization

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