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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THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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