faller

[ faw-ler ]

/ ˈfɔ lər /

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noun

a person or thing that falls.

any of various devices that operate by falling.

Textiles. a device for cleaning, straightening, and separating fibers during combing of worsted stock, consisting of a series of metal pins set into a rectangular bar or rod.

a logger hired to cut down trees; feller.

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Origin of faller

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at fall, -er¹

Words nearby faller

fall by the wayside, fall down, fallen, fallen arch, Fallen Timbers, faller, fallfish, fall flat, fall for, fall from grace, fall front

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How to use faller in a sentence

So many of the biggest RAPTOR risers and fallers should change as the year goes on — or, at the very least, revert some toward their previous levels of performance.
Who’s Making A Splash So Far In Our NBA Player Ratings?|Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com)|January 12, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Bill Hayes, he of the gray mustache and the ear-piercing faller's cry, was a "long-stake" man.
The Hidden Places|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Moreover, each row or rather double row, of pins is carried separately by what is termed a "faller."
The Jute Industry: From Seed to Finished Cloth|T. Woodhouse and P. Kilgour
I seem to be a pretty good faller—only there's no falling race.
The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High|Leslie W. Quirk

Another wire called the counter-faller, l5, must be applied under the threads.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
In the first place, whether as faller, rigging man or on the "drive," his work is muscular and out of doors.
The Centralia Conspiracy|Ralph Chaplin

British Dictionary definitions for faller

faller

/ (ˈfɔːlə) /

noun

any device that falls or operates machinery by falling, as in a spinning machine

one that falls, esp a horse that falls at a fence in a steeplechase

US and Canadian a person who fells trees

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faller

Origin of faller

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British Dictionary definitions for faller