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

See Examples For:

dredger

"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

“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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