pounder

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[ poun-der ]

noun
  1. a person or thing that pounds, pulverizes, or beats.

Origin of pounder

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before 1050; Old English pūnere pestle (not found in ME); see pound1, -er1

Other definitions for pounder (2 of 2)

pounder2
[ poun-der ]

noun
  1. a person or thing having or associated with a weight or value of a pound or a specified number of pounds (often used in combination): He caught only one fish, but it was an eight-pounder.

  2. a gun that discharges a missile of a specified weight in pounds: a ten-pounder.

Origin of pounder

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First recorded in 1635–45; pound2 + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for -pounder

-pounder

/ (ˈpaʊndə) /


noun(in combination)
  1. something weighing a specified number of pounds: a 200-pounder

  2. something worth a specified number of pounds: a ten-pounder

  1. a gun that discharges a shell weighing a specified number of pounds: a two-pounder

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