molder

[ mohl-der ]

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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.

Origin of molder

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

Also especially British, mould·er .

Other words from molder

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

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Other definitions for molder (2 of 2)

molder²

[ mohl-der ]

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

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at mold¹, -er¹

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How to use molder in a sentence

New life was everywhere, bursting forth beneath my feet, on nearby moldering stumps, and high overhead.
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She is probably thinking about the prison cell where she will molder.
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Our first night out ends at The Eldridge, that tight-doored lounge owned by veteran scene-molder Matt Levine.
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No longer could the molder in Albany be indifferent to the fate of his fellow craftsman in Louisville.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig Perlman
Miles went north in search of better luck, and this place was allowed to molder until it was leased in 1879 to a sugar baron.
Ralestone Luck | Andre Norton

No molder of the world's destinies springs fully equipped from the welter of promiscuous events.
Public Speaking | Clarence Stratton
One writer who has observed them in their native haunts describes the rock nuthatch as "an expert clay mixer and molder."
Our Bird Comrades | Leander S. (Leander Sylvester) Keyser
My shword, red as a radish shkin, Ne'er finds the time to molder; Shee how it shleeps its sheath within!
The Little Clay Cart | (Attributed To) King Shudraka

British Dictionary definitions for molder

molder

/ (ˈməʊldə) /

verb, noun

the US spelling of moulder 1

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