nailer

[ ney-ler ]

noun

1. a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nailer¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; nail, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Some air tools, like nailers and staplers, operate with a burst of pressurized air.

From Popular-Science

He was a nailer, a cane maker, and a worker in wood and metal.

From Project Gutenberg

A fire without heat, a nailer of a fair complexion, or one who despises the tankard, are equally rare among them.

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Pet was as busy as a nailer until dinner was announced, packing up such things as she wished to take with her to school.

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There was no clicking of hammers, nor blowing of bellows, to indicate that the nailer family were still its occupants.

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Perhaps it had been vacated by the poor man and his family, and some other nailer had taken his place.

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