| English Dictionary |
SHELLER
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does sheller mean?
• SHELLER (noun)
The noun SHELLER has 1 sense:
1. a worker who removes shells (as of peas or oysters)
Familiarity information: SHELLER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A worker who removes shells (as of peas or oysters)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("sheller" is a kind of...):
worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)
Derivation:
shell (remove from its shell or outer covering)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Loose lips sink ships." (English proverb)
"If a man is to do something more than human, he must have more than human powers." (Native American proverb, tribe unknown)
"Fight poison with poison." (Chinese proverb)
"Nothing ventured, nothing gained." (Corsican proverb)
"If a man is to do something more than human, he must have more than human powers." (Native American proverb, tribe unknown)
"Fight poison with poison." (Chinese proverb)
"Nothing ventured, nothing gained." (Corsican proverb)