dredger

¹ American  

[drej-er] / ˈdrɛdʒ ər /

noun

1. dredge.

2. a person who uses a dredge.

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dredger ² American  

[drej-er] / ˈdrɛdʒ ər /

noun

1. a container with a perforated top for sprinkling flour, sugar, etc., on food for cooking.

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dredger ¹ British  

/ ˈdrɛdʒə /

noun

1. Also called: dredge. a vessel used for dredging, often bargelike and sometimes equipped with retractable steel piles that are driven into the bottom for stability

2. another name for dredge 1

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dredger ² British  

/ ˈdrɛdʒə /

noun

1. a container with a perforated top for sprinkling flour, sugar, etc

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Etymology

Origin of dredger¹

First recorded in 1500–10; dredge ¹ + -er ¹

Origin of dredger²

First recorded in 1660–70; dredge ² + -er ¹

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Example Sentences

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dredger

But in 2019 a dredger illegally dragged its gear through the MPA while fishing off the small island of Eilean Dubh.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Samuel Denapo: Because after we establish this fish trap, the dredger will come and they will put their pipe there, they will start sand-filling everything.

From Scientific American ● Dec. 17, 2021

The 75 families who lived on Tatuoca island began to question the benefits of the port complex expansion in 2009 when a dredger began scooping up chunks of the seabed to accommodate big ships.

From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2021

The Cornelis Gert Jan, a scallop dredger, was escorted to the northern port of Le Havre after its crew failed to prove it was allowed to fish in French territorial waters, according to French officials.

From Reuters ● Oct. 29, 2021

“I wondered, Dad, if you would hook up the oyster dredger to the Miss Amanda and help me haul something out of the river?”

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

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