Meaning

7 senses
  1. A tool used to seal something.

  2. A person who is employed to seal things.

    an official who affixes a seal to a document

  3. A person who is employed to seal things.

    An officer responsible for sealing writs or instruments, stamping weights and measures, etc.

  4. A coating designed to prevent excessive absorption of finish coats into porous surfaces; a coating designed to prevent bleeding.

  5. (colloquial)A goal, shot, point, etc., scored close to fulltime so that it becomes impossible for the losing side to score enough to win.

  6. A person who hunts seals.

    Robbenjäger

  7. A vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. The population is renowned for its remarkable growth during the 20th century, following virtual annihilation by sealers in the 19th century.

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Translations

2 languages
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By meaning 1
person who hunts seals:

Forms

plural: sealers
Singularsealer
Pluralsealers

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface):sealant

Word family

3 related words

See also

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