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filler

[ fil-er ]
/ ˈfɪl ər /
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noun
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Origin of filler

First recorded in 1490–1500; fill + -er1

Other definitions for filler (2 of 2)

fillér
[ fee-lair, fil-air ]
/ ˈfi lɛər, ˈfɪl ɛər /

noun, plural fil·lér.
an aluminum coin of Hungary, one 100th of a forint.
Also fil·ler [fil-er] /ˈfɪl ər/ .

Origin of fillér

First recorded in 1900–05; from Hungarian, from Middle High German vierer type of coin, equivalent to vier four + -er -er1
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British Dictionary definitions for filler

filler
/ (ˈfɪlə) /

noun
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