molder

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[ mohl-der ]
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verb (used without object)
  1. to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away: a house that had been left to molder.

verb (used with object)
  1. to cause to molder.

Origin of molder

1
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

Other definitions for molder (2 of 2)

molder2
[ mohl-der ]

noun
  1. a person or thing that molds.

  2. a person who makes molds.

  1. 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

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How to use molder in a sentence

  • Forlorn and abandoned, the Skinner shanty lay moldering under the weeping willows.

    The Secret of the Storm Country | Grace Miller White
  • He unwrapped his mummies and deciphered his moldering papyri, living far more in ancient Egypt than in modern Washington.

    Galusha the Magnificent | Joseph C. Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for molder

molder

/ (ˈməʊldə) /


verb, noun
  1. the US spelling of moulder 1

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