shedder

American  

[shed-er] / ˈʃɛd ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that sheds.

2. a lobster, crab, etc., just before it molts.

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shedder British  

/ ˈʃɛdə /

noun

1. a person or thing that sheds

2. an animal, such as a llama, snake, or lobster, that moults

3. a person who milks cows in a milking shed

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Etymology

Origin of shedder

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at shed ², -er ¹

Example Sentences

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shedder

Kirkland resident Amy Small has two children and a 14 year-old tabby named Olive, who’s a big shedder.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2024

For hours one Luke Wilson fished from a pier at Ocean City, N. J., using shedder crab for bait.

From Time Magazine Archive

And this is another spell against which the shedder of blood for ever strives in vain.

From Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles

Would God thou wouldst turn thy fleet course backward and be evening, thou shedder of the sweet light that is so bitter to me.

From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology by Mackail, J. W. (John William)

Lo, thou art one of three things; either thou are a prophesier of false things, or thou art a despiser of suffering, or thou art a shedder of blood.

From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 by Radin, Paul