dredger

[ drej-er ]

/ ˈdrɛdʒ ər /

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noun

dredge¹(def 1).

a person who uses a dredge.

RELATED WORDS

prospector, excavator, collier, sapper

Nearby words

dreck, drecksill, dred scott decision, dredge, dredge up, dredger, dredging, dredging machine, dree, dreg, dreggy

Origin of dredger

First recorded in 1500–10; dredge¹ + -er¹

Definition for dredger (2 of 2)

dredger

[ drej-er ]

/ ˈdrɛdʒ ər /

noun

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

Origin of dredger

First recorded in 1660–70; dredge² + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for dredger

In building a second dredger this might of course be greatly reduced.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882|Various
Resort was had to shoots 230 ft. long, supported on pontoons connected with the hull of the dredger.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7|Various
There's a dredger tied up at the pier just south of the fish wharf, and Brad always berths in the same place, south side.
Smugglers' Reef|John Blaine
Somebody put him just where he put us—aboard a dredger; and he must have struck a Tartar as bad as Haley.
Jack Harvey's Adventures|Ruel Perley Smith

The dredger is represented in its general features on next page, Fig. 1.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882|Various

British Dictionary definitions for dredger (1 of 2)

dredger

/ (ˈdrɛdʒə) /

noun

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

another name for dredge 1 (def. 1)

British Dictionary definitions for dredger (2 of 2)

dredger

/ (ˈdrɛdʒə) /

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for dredger

dredger

c.1500, agent noun from dredge (v.).