weigh
verb (used with object)
to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device.
weigher
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a word derived from
weigh.
Example Sentences
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“Let it die by itself, rather than by the chain saw,” said John Arrison, an electrical contractor who is also a town selectman, justice of the peace and weigher of coal.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2021
From 13 on, he worked as a janitor, a cattle weigher, a powderman in a Colorado mine, a highway surveyor, a truck driver, a uranium prospector.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a notable report to his papers, Cowles, a careful weigher of facts and forces, summed up his impressions of "The U.S. and the World Today."
From Time Magazine Archive
“Done,” the weigher grunted as the scales balanced.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
“Rejoice, friends,” puffed the weigher, bobbing his head to the room in general.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
