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• filler
  filler

  noun

  a person or thing that fills.
• fillér
  fillér

  noun

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

filler

¹ American  

[fil-er] / ˈfɪl ər /

noun

fillers plural

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.

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fillér ² American  

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

Also filler

noun

fillér plural

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

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filler British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• fillers
  plural
• fillér
  plural

Etymology

Origin of filler¹

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

Origin of fillér²

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

Example Sentences

Filler is usually injected into the face which helps to fill wrinkles and add volume to tissue, while Botox injections are anti-wrinkle treatments used to relax the muscles.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

Filler met with neighbors, and posted about the data center on his farm’s Facebook page.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

Filler says he constantly worries about his daughter, now two, growing up with a changed climate.

From Salon • May 10, 2025

Daniel Filler, dean of Drexel University’s Kline School of Law, said one has to question whether the average person would have gotten the benefit of the doubt that Cosby did.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2021

Filler 575 " Hot water 60 " or Soap 200 lbs.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.