POUNDER


Meaning of POUNDER in English

I. ˈpau̇ndə(r) noun

( -s )

Etymology: pound (III) + -er

: one that crushes or hammers

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: pound (VI) + -er

archaic : poundmaster

III. noun

( -s )

Etymology: pound (I) + -er

1.

a. : one that weighs a usually specified number of pounds

making the pounders rise to the May fly — Alasdair Carmichael

a helmet which protects a 200- pounder surely will protect a smaller man — R.M.Yoder

b. : a gun throwing a projectile of a specified weight

as many as 100 guns, mostly 25- pounders — Time

2. : something (as a bank note or a jewel) having the value of a specified number of pounds sterling

the note was a ten- pounder

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