girdler

[ gurd-ler ]

noun
  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.

  1. a person who makes girdles.

Origin of girdler

1
Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at girdle, -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for girdler

girdler

/ (ˈɡɜːdlə) /


noun
  1. a person or thing that girdles

  2. a maker of girdles

  1. any insect, such as the twig girdler, that bores circular grooves around the stems or twigs in which it lays its eggs

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