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dredger

1 American  
[drej-er] / ˈdrɛdʒ ər /

noun

  1. dredge.

  2. a person who uses a dredge.

dredger 2 American  
[drej-er] / ˈdrɛdʒ ər /

noun

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

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
dredger 2 British  
/ ˈdrɛdʒə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

Example Sentences

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"It was the most powerful dredger that had ever been built," says Mr Pressley.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2021

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

Andrew Brown, head of public affairs for Macduff Shellfish, which owns the scallop dredger, said the Cornelis Gert Jan had departed Le Havre in northern France.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2021

He didn’t think it was necessary to use the oyster dredger.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

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