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fold⋅er

[fohl-der]
–noun
1. a person or thing that folds.
2. a printed sheet, as a circular or timetable, folded into a number of usually pagelike sections.
3. a folded sheet of light cardboard used to cover or hold papers, letters, etc., as in a file.

Origin:
1545–55; fold 1 + -er 1
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fold·er   (fōl'dər)   
n.  
  1. One that folds or is folded, such as a booklet or pamphlet made of one or more folded sheets of paper.

  2. A flexible cover folded in the center and used as a holder for loose paper: a file folder; a hanging folder.

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