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SEEDER
seeder
(noun) a kitchen utensil that removes seeds from fruit
seeder
(noun) a mechanical device that sows grass seed or grain evenly over the ground
seeder, cloud seeder
(noun) a person who seeds clouds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
seeder (plural seeders)
(agriculture) A device used to plant seeds; a seed drill
An implement used to remove the seeds from fruit etc.
A person who seeds clouds in order to make it rain
(Internet, file sharing) A person connected to a peer-to-peer network who has a complete or partial copy of a given file and makes it available for downloading.
(computing) A process that seeds a random number generator.
Antonyms
• (peer-to-peer): leecher, leech
Anagrams
• deeres, reedes, reseed, see red
Source: Wiktionary
Seed"er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, sows or plants seed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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