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Definitions for Borer

[1] a person or thing that bores or pierces.
[2] Machinery . a tool used for boring; auger.
[3] Zoology . any of several insects that bore into trees, fruits, etc., especially a beetle that bores into the woody part of plants. any of various mollusks, worms, etc., that bore into wood, stone, coral, or shells.
[4] a marsipobranch fish, as a hagfish, that bores into other fishes to feed on their flesh.
[5] a machine or hand tool for boring holes
[6] any of various insects, insect larvae, molluscs, or crustaceans that bore into rock or plant material, esp wood See also woodborer, corn borer, marine borer, rock borer

Words related to Borer

grill, tool, gimlet, auger, punch, implement, bit, trephine, trepan, riveter, awl, wimble, corkscrew, jackhammer, dibble, countersink, drill, mill, saw, grinder

Words nearby Borer

boreen, borehole, borel, borel-lebesgue theorem, borelli, borer, borer bomb, borescope, boresight, boresome, borg

Origin of Borer

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at bore2, -er1

Synonyms for Borer

broaching machine, drill, facing machine, grinder, lathe, mill, planer, press drill, saw, shaper, tapping machine, threading machine