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  fuller

  noun

  a person who fulls cloth.
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  Fuller

  noun

  George, 1822–84, U.S. painter.

fuller

¹ American  

[fool-er] / ˈfʊl ər /

noun

1. a person who fulls cloth.

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fuller ² American  

[fool-er] / ˈfʊl ər /

noun

1. a half-round hammer used for grooving and spreading iron.

2. a tool or part of a die for reducing the sectional area of a piece of work.

3. a groove running along the flat of a sword blade.

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verb (used with object)

1. to reduce the sectional area of (a piece of metal) with a fuller or fullers.

Fuller ³ American  

[fool-er] / ˈfʊl ər /

noun

1. George, 1822–84, U.S. painter.

2. Henry B(lake), Stanton Page, 1857–1929, U.S. novelist, poet, and critic.

3. Melville Weston 1833–1910, chief justice of the U.S. 1888–1910.

4. R(ichard) Buckminster, 1895–1983, U.S. engineer, designer, and architect.

5. (Sarah) Margaret Marchioness Ossoli, 1810–50, U.S. author and literary critic.

6. Thomas, 1608–61, English clergyman and historian.

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Fuller ¹ British  

/ ˈfʊlə /

noun

1. ( Richard ) Buckminster . 1895–1983, US architect and engineer: developed the geodesic dome

2. Roy ( Broadbent ). 1912–91, British poet and writer, whose collections include The Middle of a War (1942) and A Lost Season (1944), both of which are concerned with World War II, Epitaphs and Occasions (1949), and Available for Dreams (1989)

3. Thomas . 1608–61, English clergyman and antiquarian; author of The Worthies of England (1662)

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fuller ² British  

/ ˈfʊlə /

noun

1. Also called: fullering tool.  a tool for forging a groove

2. a tool for caulking a riveted joint

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verb

1. (tr) to forge (a groove) or caulk (a riveted joint) with a fuller

fuller ³ British  

/ ˈfʊlə /

noun

1. a person who fulls cloth for his living

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Etymology

Origin of fuller¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English fullere < Latin fullō fuller; see -er ¹

Origin of fuller²

1810–20; originally noun, apparently full ¹ in sense to make full, close, compact + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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fuller Fuller

"A fuller understanding of brain aging requires research that reflects the world's social, cultural, and geographic diversity," said Arthur W. Toga, PhD, director of the Stevens INI and Provost Professor at USC.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

They made the circle fuller, Los Panchos having been a major influence on Johnny Polanco.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

He said he acted on a fuller understanding of what his customers care about.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

The officers failed to class Carmenza's death as a murder and did not pass it to a homicide team for a fuller investigation, as happens with suspected homicides.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

In Saigon, Meng’s face grows fuller each day from the spring rolls and soups that Eang makes.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

“UCLA has a significant alumni base, and I think if momentum builds around the program, people will return to the Rose Bowl,” Fuller said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

The people want to pack it, said Costa Mesa’s Travis Fuller, another lifelong Bruin fan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Cleveland's police's Chief Constable, Victoria Fuller, recently told the BBC her force has been understaffed and under resourced for years.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

At the same time, Fuller said Cleveland Police had experienced the largest decrease in the number of officers since 2010 and was staffed as if it were a rural force.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Before the demonstrators left St. Joseph’s Church, Fuller and Ruffin stressed the need for discipline.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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