borer

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
8
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈbɔːɹə/(UK)
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/ˈbɔːɹə/(UK) · /ˈboːɹɐ/ · /ˈbɔːɹɚ/(US) · /boɹˈɛɹ/

Definition of borer

9 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A tool used for drilling.
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noun

  1. A tool used for drilling.
  2. (Multicultural-London-English, slang)A knife fit for a stabbing.
  3. A person who bores or drills; a person employed to drill bore holes.
  4. A tedious person, who bores others; a bore.
    “The boree has been heard from frequently since the Renaissance, and his sentiments have undergone little change. The borer hasn't had much to say for himself.”
    “Rennie was an expert on boredom, having done a piece on it for Pandora's “Relationships” column in which she claimed that there were two people involved in boredom, not just one: the borer and the boree.”
  5. An insect or insect larva that bores into wood.
  6. One of the many types of mollusc that bore into soft rock.
  7. A cyclostome, such as a hagfish, which bores into injured, dead, or decaying sea creatures to feed on their flesh.
  8. The penetrating root of a parasitic plant.

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

From bore + -er.

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