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trepanner

trepanner noun: a person who trepans.

Noun

trepanner (plural trepanners)

  1. A person who trepans.
    • [I]n the year 1000 the trepanner had at his disposal the semi-mechanical bow drill that was used by carpenters and masons of the time.1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 124
  2. A trepanning tool.

Forms of trepanner

pluraltrepanners

Origin of trepanner

From trepan + -er.

Questions about trepanner

What does trepanner mean?
Trepanner means a person who trepans.
What part of speech is trepanner?
Trepanner is a noun.
What is the plural of trepanner?
The plural of trepanner is trepanners.

Words near trepanner in the dictionary

  1. trepanize
  2. trepanized
  3. trepanizes
  4. trepanizing
  5. trepanned
  6. trepanner
  7. trepanners
  8. trepanning
  9. trepannings
  10. trepanomatosis
  11. trepanosomiasis

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