Meaning

4 senses
  1. Agent noun of needle (verb).

    One who needles (someone else).

    Near-synonyms: nag, nagger, annoyer, prickler

  2. One who makes or uses needles.

  3. (dated)A dealer in needles.

  4. Any of various weapons that fire needles or needlelike darts.

Origin

From Middle English nedlere, equivalent to needle + -er.

From Middle English nedlere, equivalent to needle + -er.

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Forms

plural: needlers
Singularneedler
Pluralneedlers

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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