filler
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a person or thing that fills.
a filler for pies; a filler of orders.
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a thing or substance used to fill a gap, cavity, or the like.
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a substance used to fill cracks, pores, etc., in a surface before painting or varnishing.
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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.
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Journalism. material, considered of secondary importance, used to fill out a column or page.
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an implement used in filling, as a funnel.
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cotton, down, or other material used to stuff or pad an object, as a quilt or cloth toy.
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material placed between the insole and the exterior sole of a shoe.
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Linguistics. (especially in tagmemics) one of a class of items that can fit into a given slot in a construction.
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Building Trades. a plate, slab, block, etc., inserted between two parallel members to connect them.
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the tobacco forming the body of a cigar.
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metal in the form of a rod or wire, used in brazing, welding, and soldering.
noun
noun
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a person or thing that fills
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an object or substance used to add weight or size to something or to fill in a gap
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a paste, used for filling in cracks, holes, etc, in a surface before painting
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architect a small joist inserted between and supported by two beams
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the inner portion of a cigar
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the cut tobacco for making cigarettes
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journalism articles, photographs, etc, to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a newspaper or magazine
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informal something, such as a musical selection, to fill time in a broadcast or stage presentation
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a small radio or television transmitter used to fill a gap in coverage
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
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
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Another in a series of disappointing releases, “Bridges to Babylon” has one great song, “Saint of Me,” and lots of filler.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
During the appointment, Sawyer offered to inject up to a litre of filler, provided prescription-only medicines without a prescription being issued and suggested administering local anaesthetic without a prescriber present.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The accounts link to suspicious online storefronts, including one touting multiple "five-star reviews" which all feature the same filler text.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
For about $70, a plastic surgeon injected the ridged cartilage of her ears with a hyaluronic-acid filler that caused her ears to perk up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
A filler might come from anywhere and be about anything.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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"I shall never forget my home, dear mother," said Elsa earnestly, "and every fillér which I earned and which helped to make my poor father comfortable was a source of happiness to me."
From A Bride of the Plains by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
You wanted your revenge on me, and you wanted to be rid of Béla—you wanted Elsa for yourself, but you didn't care one brass fillér what would become of me after that.
From A Bride of the Plains by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
I don't care one brass fillér what anybody says, Irma néni, and you know it.
From A Bride of the Plains by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
Unlike many European countries, anyone can legally train to inject dermal fillers and offer treatments to members of the public.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
While Middle East tensions haven’t yet disrupted supplies of ABF’s building blocks, there is still a risk of shortages of products like raw resins and chemical fillers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Later this spring, the affiliate says it plans to offer dermal fillers that add volume to body parts such as lips and cheeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
Women routinely turn to fillers and surgery to force a level of symmetry and balance we aren’t naturally meant to have as a result of this absurd kind of standard.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2026
“I search through fillers like a prospector digging for gold,” she said.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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