filler

¹

[ fil-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that fills:

   a filler for pies; a filler of orders.

2. a thing or substance used to fill a gap, cavity, or the like.
3. a substance used to fill cracks, pores, etc., in a surface before painting or varnishing.
4. a liquid, paste, or the like used to coat a surface or to give solidity, bulk, etc., to a substance, as paper or a chemical powder.
5. Journalism. material, considered of secondary importance, used to fill out a column or page.
6. an implement used in filling, as a funnel.
7. cotton, down, or other material used to stuff or pad an object, as a quilt or cloth toy.
8. material placed between the insole and the exterior sole of a shoe.
9. Linguistics. (especially in tagmemics) one of a class of items that can fit into a given slot in a construction.
10. Building Trades. a plate, slab, block, etc., inserted between two parallel members to connect them.
11. the tobacco forming the body of a cigar.
12. metal in the form of a rod or wire, used in brazing, welding, and soldering.

fillér

²

[ fee-lair, fil-air ]

noun

, plural fil·lér.

1. an aluminum coin of Hungary, one 100th of a forint.

filler

/ ˈfɪlə /

noun

1. a person or thing that fills
2. an object or substance used to add weight or size to something or to fill in a gap
3. a paste, used for filling in cracks, holes, etc, in a surface before painting
4. architect a small joist inserted between and supported by two beams
5. 1. the inner portion of a cigar
   2. the cut tobacco for making cigarettes
6. journalism articles, photographs, etc, to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a newspaper or magazine
7. informal.
   something, such as a musical selection, to fill time in a broadcast or stage presentation
8. a small radio or television transmitter used to fill a gap in coverage

Word History and Origins

Origin of filler¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; fill + -er ¹

Origin of filler²

First recorded in 1900–05; from Hungarian, from Middle High German vierer type of coin, equivalent to vier four + -er -er ¹