SEALER

sealer

(noun) an official who affixes a seal to a document

sealant, sealer

(noun) a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

sealer (plural sealers)

A tool used to seal something.

A person who is employed to seal things.

An officer responsible for sealing writs or instruments, stamping weights and measures, etc.

A coating designed to prevent excessive absorption of finish coats into porous surfaces; a coating designed to prevent bleeding.

(sport, colloquial) A goal, shot, point, etc, scored close to fulltime so that it becomes impossible for the losing side to score enough to win.

Etymology 2

Noun

sealer (plural sealers)

A person who hunts seals.

Synonym: seal-hunter

A vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals.

Anagrams

• Easler, Reales, Searle, earles, leaser, resale, reseal

Source: Wiktionary


Seal"er, n.

Definition: One who seals; especially, an officer whose duty it is to seal writs or instruments, to stamp weights and measures, or the like.

Sealer, n.

Definition: A mariner or a vessel engaged in the business of capturing seals.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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