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flooder.

A channel or device for carrying and controlling water used in flood irrigation.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A channel or device for carrying and controlling water used in flood irrigation.

  2. A person who floods message boards, chat rooms etc. with unwanted or repetitive comments.

    Internet
  3. Something that tends to flood.

    informal
  4. A device for controlling or maintaining the flow of liquid.

Where this word comes from

From flood (verb) + -er.

noun
  1. A person employed to handle issues arising from flooding.

    informal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₃(w)-der. Proto-Germanic *flōduz Proto-West Germanic *flōdu Old English flōd Middle English flod English flood Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English flooder From flood (noun) + -er.

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