shedder
Americannoun
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a person or thing that sheds
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an animal, such as a llama, snake, or lobster, that moults
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a person who milks cows in a milking shed
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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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
The distance that divides the shedder of blood from all other wrong-doers is so great, that the minor sinner feels himself a saint when he contemplates the guilt of the greater criminal.
From Charlotte's Inheritance by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
This chivalrous consideration on his part caused some little disappointment to the shedder of the tears, but he could not be expected to know that.
From The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches by Marie Corelli
No girl was so foolish as to take a chance on the ruin of her apparel by doing without a moisture shedder of some sort.
From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle) Spencer
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