-äd.ə(r), -ätə- noun
( -s )
1. : one that makes knots: as
a. : a worker who makes nets by hand
b. : a device that knots threads
2. : one that removes knots: as
a. : a device used in papermaking by which lumps are removed from paper pulp
b. : limber
-äd.ə(r), -ätə- noun
( -s )
1. : one that makes knots: as
a. : a worker who makes nets by hand
b. : a device that knots threads
2. : one that removes knots: as
a. : a device used in papermaking by which lumps are removed from paper pulp
b. : limber
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012