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