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mold·er

1   [mohl-der]
verb (used without object)
1.
to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away: a house that had been left to molder.
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verb (used with object)
2.
to cause to molder.

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Also, especially British, mould·er.

Origin:
1525–35; obsolete mold to crumble (v. use of mold3) + -er6

Related forms
un·mold·ered; especially British, un·mould·ered, adjective
un·mold·er·ing; especially British, un·mould·er·ing, adjective
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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 Middle English; see mold1, -er1
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molder (ˈməʊldə)
 
—vb, —n
the US spelling of moulder

moulder or (US) molder1 (ˈməʊldə)
 
—vb
(often foll by away) to crumble or cause to crumble, as through decay
 
[C16: verbal use of mould³]
 
molder or (US) molder1
 
—vb
 
[C16: verbal use of mould³]

moulder or (US) molder2 (ˈməʊldə)
 
—n
1.  a person who moulds or makes moulds
2.  printing one of the set of electrotypes used for making duplicates
 
molder or (US) molder2
 
—n

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molder
"to crumble away," 1530s, probably frequentative of mold (3) "loose earth." Related: Moldering.
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