comber

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈkəʊmə/ (UK)
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/ˈkəʊmə/ (UK) · /ˈkoʊmɚ/ (US) · /ˈkɒmbə/ (UK) · /ˈkɑmbɚ/ (US) · /ˈkoʊmɚ/

Definition of comber

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A person who combs wool, etc.
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noun

  1. A person who combs wool, etc.
  2. A machine that combs wool, etc.
  3. A long, curving wave breaking on the shore.
    “The mighty combers crashed down with long echoing reverberations like the roar of great cannons, followed by the ominous swish of broken water rushing across the reef in mad clouds of foam and spray.”
  4. Serranus cabrilla, the gaper, a fish found in European waters.

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A surname.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A town in County Down, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J4669).

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Etymology

From Middle English comber, camber, equivalent to comb + -er.

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