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sealer

1

[ see-ler ]

noun

  1. an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
  2. a substance applied to a porous surface as a basecoat for paint, varnish, etc.


sealer

2

[ see-ler ]

noun

  1. a person or ship engaged in hunting seals. seal.

sealer

1

/ ˈsiːlə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that seals
  2. (formerly in Britain and currently in the US) an official who examines the accuracy of weights and measures
  3. a coating of paint, varnish, etc, applied to a surface to prevent the absorption of subsequent coats
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


sealer

2

/ ˈsiːlə /

noun

  1. a person or ship occupied in hunting seals
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sealer1

First recorded in 1350–1400, sealer is from the Middle English word seler. See seal 1, -er 1

Origin of sealer2

First recorded in 1760–70; seal 2 + -er 1
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Example Sentences

The warning applies even to asphalt topped by sealer, he said, because a high-pressure washer can blast off the coating.

Also note that crack sealers generally go in the crack and shouldn’t be left higher than the surrounding surface or smeared across it.

Which leads to the obvious question: who needs a vacuum sealer?

The sous vide required a vacuum sealer (you can kludge it with plastic bags and a straw, but I am not that dedicated).

Luckily, the vacuum sealer has other uses besides sous-videing.

Freezing  this kind of vacuum sealer will not cut down on freezer burn entirely--the bags are not quite thick enough for that.

Without the sous-vide, I definitely wouldn't cling to the vacuum sealer, though it does save us some money.

Jimmy Hall, the sealer, laid his flexible rule over the face of each log.

The sealer swung leisurely down the travoy trail and fronted the other with level eyes.

Has been on a cod-fisher up to the Banks; also on a sealer off Labrador.

Why, on a sealer, they do all their trying-out the oil with a fire of seal-refuse.

The old sealer has made haste to answer a question not put to him.

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