[fil-er] 
| 1. | a person or thing that fills: a filler for pies; a filler of orders. |
| 2. | a thing or substance used to fill a gap, cavity, or the like. |
| 3. | a substance used to fill cracks, pores, etc., in a surface before painting or varnishing. |
| 4. | a liquid, paste, or the like used to coat a surface or to give solidity, bulk, etc., to a substance, as paper or a chemical powder. |
| 5. | Journalism. material, considered of secondary importance, used to fill out a column or page. |
| 6. | an implement used in filling, as a funnel. |
| 7. | cotton, down, or other material used to stuff or pad an object, as a quilt or cloth toy. |
| 8. | material placed between the insole and the exterior sole of a shoe. |
| 9. | Linguistics. (esp. in tagmemics) one of a class of items that can fit into a given slot in a construction. |
| 10. | Building Trades. a plate, slab, block, etc., inserted between two parallel members to connect them. |
| 11. | the tobacco forming the body of a cigar. |
| 12. | metal in the form of a rod or wire, used in brazing, welding, and soldering. |
| fill·er 1 (fĭl'ər) n. One that fills, as: a. Something added to augment weight or size or fill space. |
| fil·ler 2 (fĭl'âr') n. See Table at currency. [Hungarian, from Middle High German viertel, quarter (a coin), from Old High German fiorteil, a fourth : fiordo, fourth; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots + teil, part; see dail- in Indo-European roots.] |
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