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mold⋅er

1  [mohl-der]
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–verb (used without object)
1. to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away: a house that had been left to molder.
–verb (used with object)
2. to cause to molder.
Origin:
1525–35; obs. mold to crumble (v. use of mold 3 ) + -er 6
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mold⋅er

2  [mohl-der]
–noun
1. a person or thing that molds.
2. a person who makes molds.
3. Printing. one of a set of electrotyped plates used only for making duplicate electrotypes.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see mold 1 , -er 1
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mold 1   (mōld)   
n.  

  1. A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.

  2. A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.

  3. Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.

  4. The shape or pattern of a mold.

  5. General shape or form: the oval mold of her face.

  6. Distinctive character or type: a leader in the mold of her predecessors.

  7. A fixed or restrictive pattern or form: a method of scientific investigation that broke the mold and led to a new discovery.

  8. Architecture See molding.

v.   mold·ed, mold·ing, molds

v.   tr.

  1. To shape in or on a mold.

    1. To form into a particular shape; give shape to.

    2. To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence: a teacher who helps to mold the minds of his students.

  3. To fit closely by following the contours of.

  4. To make a mold of or from (molten metal, for example) before casting.

  5. To ornament with moldings.

v.   intr.
To be shaped in or as if in a mold: shoes that gradually molded to my feet.

[Middle English molde, from Old French modle, molle, from Latin modulus, diminutive of modus, measure; see med- in Indo-European roots.]
mold'a·ble adj., mold'er n.
mold·er   (mōl'dər)   
v.   mold·ered, mold·er·ing, mold·ers

v.   intr.
To crumble to dust; disintegrate.
v.   tr.
To cause to crumble. See Synonyms at decay.

[Probably frequentative of mold3.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

molder  (v.)
"to crumble away," 1531, probably freq. of mold (3) "loose earth."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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