Etymology
Origin of weeder
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at weed 1, -er 1
Example Sentences
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After leaving iRobot in 2017, Greiner co-founded CyPhy Works, a company focused on drones for industrial and defense uses, and then Tertill, which manufactured a robotic weeder for home gardeners—sometime called the “Roomba for weeds.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
“This weeder is an example of replacing human labor with mechanical labor,” Meister said as she pointed to one of the machines.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2024
A flame weeder does not disturb the soil and it is environmentally safe because it does not involve any toxic chemicals.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2022
Like the robotic weeder I saw at the U.C.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 8, 2019
As a weeder, your job was to carefully pick away the undergrowth that could choke the cane stalks and stop them from growing tall enough, or that might attract vermin.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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