GIRDLER


Meaning of GIRDLER in English

/gerrd"leuhr/ , n.

1. a person or thing that girdles.

2. any of several insects, as a beetle, Oncideres cingulata (twig girdler) , that cut a groove around the bark of a twig, stem, etc.

3. a person who makes girdles.

[ 1325-75; ME; see GIRDLE, -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .