weeder

See also: Weeder

English

Etymology

From weed +‎ -er.

Noun

weeder (plural weeders)

1. An agricultural worker who removes weeds.
2. A tool used to remove weeds.

Derived terms

• Cape Cod weeder
• weeder class / weeder course

Anagrams

• reweed

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German wedar, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaþar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz. The vowel was influenced by German weder. The expected Luxembourgish form would be *wieder; dialectally it is also widder by merger with unrelated widder (“against”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈveːder/, [vˈeːdɐ]

Conjunction

weeder

1. neither
2. Vill Kanner kënne weeder liesen nach schreiwen.

   Many children can neither read nor write.

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• wååder (Mooring)
• Weeter (Sylt)

Etymology

From Old Frisian weter. Cognates include Saterland Frisian Woater and West Frisian wetter.

Noun

weeder n (plural weedern)

1. (Föhr-Amrum) water

   warem weeder ― warm water

   köögin weeder ― boiling water