filler

¹

[fil-er]

noun

1. a person or thing that fills.

   a filler for pies; a filler of orders.

2. a thing or substance used to fill a gap, cavity, or the like.

3. a substance used to fill cracks, pores, etc., in a surface before painting or varnishing.

4. a liquid, paste, or the like used to coat a surface or to give solidity, bulk, etc., to a substance, as paper or a chemical powder.

5. Journalism.,  material, considered of secondary importance, used to fill out a column or page.

6. an implement used in filling, as a funnel.

7. cotton, down, or other material used to stuff or pad an object, as a quilt or cloth toy.

8. material placed between the insole and the exterior sole of a shoe.

9. Linguistics.,  (especially in tagmemics) one of a class of items that can fit into a given slot in a construction.

10. Building Trades.,  a plate, slab, block, etc., inserted between two parallel members to connect them.

11. the tobacco forming the body of a cigar.

12. metal in the form of a rod or wire, used in brazing, welding, and soldering.

fillér

²

Also fil·ler

[fee-lair, fil-air]

noun

plural

fillér 

1. an aluminum coin of Hungary, one 100th of a forint.

filler

/ ˈfɪlə /

noun

1. a person or thing that fills

2. an object or substance used to add weight or size to something or to fill in a gap

3. a paste, used for filling in cracks, holes, etc, in a surface before painting

4. architect a small joist inserted between and supported by two beams

5. 1. the inner portion of a cigar

   2. the cut tobacco for making cigarettes

6. journalism articles, photographs, etc, to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a newspaper or magazine

7. informal,  something, such as a musical selection, to fill time in a broadcast or stage presentation

8. a small radio or television transmitter used to fill a gap in coverage

Word History and Origins

Origin of filler¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; fill + -er ¹

Origin of filler²

First recorded in 1900–05; from Hungarian, from Middle High German vierer type of coin, equivalent to vier four + -er -er ¹

Example Sentences

Avila was the correspondent for a 2012 ABC News report on the use of processed meat product known as pink slime, used as filler in ground beef.

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Lizzie has lived in Manchester for the past decade, where she said treatments such as fillers, jaw-line enhancement and Botox are the norm for many.

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Only qualified surgeons will be able to carry out non-surgical BBLs and clinics will need to meet strict rules to obtain licences to offer fillers and Botox.

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Having spent 20 years getting regular Botox and fillers, she felt like she was "beginning to look weird".

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The deal adds a third filler to the existing two, which the company hopes will eliminate the need to cart machinery back and forth between the company’s facilities.

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