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edger

[ ej-er ]
/ ˈɛdʒ ər /
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noun

a person who puts an edge, especially a finishing edge, on a garment, surface, lens, etc.
a machine for finishing or making an edge, as for stitching, beveling, or trimming.
a gardening tool with a rotary blade for cutting a neat border around a lawn, flower bed, or the like.

Words nearby edger

edge tool, edge wave, edgebone, edged, edgehill, edger, edger-feeder, edgerton, edgeways, edgewise, edgewood

Origin of edger

First recorded in 1585–95; edge + -er1
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for edger

  • As this became a tiresome task, I constructed an edger, as shown in the sketch.

    The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various

  • An edger, Fig. 118, is then run around the outside edges of the block to round them.

    Concrete Construction|Halbert P. Gillette

  • From the edger the boards are carried to the trimmer, which cuts the length.

    Handwork in Wood|William Noyes