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PEARLER (pearler)
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Irregular inflected form: pearler
Dictionary entry overview: What does pearler mean?
• PEARLER (noun)
The noun PEARLER has 1 sense:
1. a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls
Familiarity information: PEARLER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
pearl diver; pearler
Hypernyms ("pearler" is a kind of...):
diver; frogman; underwater diver (someone who works underwater)
Derivation:
pearl (gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean)
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