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REELER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does reeler mean?
• REELER (noun)
The noun REELER has 2 senses:
1. someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall
2. a dancer of reels
Familiarity information: REELER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("reeler" is a kind of...):
footer; pedestrian; walker (a person who travels by foot)
Derivation:
reel (walk as if unable to control one's movements)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A dancer of reels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("reeler" is a kind of...):
folk dancer (someone who does folk dances)
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