-jə(r) noun
( -s )
1. : one that makes or repairs flanges: as
a. : a worker who flanges the tops of glass flasks
b. : a worker who prepares or adjusts flanges on metal plates (as in shipbuilding)
c. : a worker who forms the flanges of glass tubes used for hypodermic syringe cylinders
d. : a worker who shapes hat brims by pressing
e. : a tool or machine for forming flanges
2. : a scraper for clearing ice and snow from the inside of railroad rails to provide clearance for the wheel flanges