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molder

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[ mohl-der ]
/ ˈmoʊl dər /
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verb (used without object)

to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away: a house that had been left to molder.

verb (used with object)

to cause to molder.

Words related to molder

decompose, disintegrate, crumble

Words nearby molder

moldavian, moldavite, moldboard, molded breadth, molded depth, molder, molding, molding board, molding plane, moldova, moldovan
Also especially British, mould·er.

Origin of molder

1
1525–35; obsolete mold to crumble (v. use of mold3) + -er6

OTHER WORDS FROM molder

un·mold·ered; especially British, un·mould·ered, adjectiveun·mold·er·ing; especially British, un·mould·er·ing, adjective

Definition for molder (2 of 2)

molder2
[ mohl-der ]
/ ˈmoʊl dər /

noun

a person or thing that molds.
a person who makes molds.
Printing. one of a set of electrotyped plates used only for making duplicate electrotypes (contrasted with worker).

Origin of molder

2
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at mold1, -er1
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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British Dictionary definitions for molder

molder
/ (ˈməʊldə) /

verb, noun

the US spelling of moulder 1
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