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weedeater

weedeater noun: a string trimmer.

Noun

weedeater (plural weedeaters)

  1. (genericized trademark) A string trimmer.

Forms of weedeater

pluralweedeaters
alternative formweed eater

Origin of weedeater

From weed + eater, from "Weed Eater", the name of a company founded by the inventor of the string trimmer.

Words formed from weedeater

Questions about weedeater

What does weedeater mean?
Weedeater means a string trimmer.
What part of speech is weedeater?
Weedeater is a noun.
What is the plural of weedeater?
The plural of weedeater is weedeaters.

Words near weedeater in the dictionary

  1. weedbrownies
  2. weede
  3. weedeat
  4. weedeated
  5. weedeaten
  6. weedeater
  7. weedeaters
  8. weedeatin'
  9. weedeating
  10. weedeats
  11. weeded

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