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sealer

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seal·er 1  (slr)
n.
1. One that seals, as an undercoat of paint or varnish used to size a surface.
2. An officer who inspects, tests, and certifies weights and measures.

seal·er 2  (slr)
n.
One that is engaged in the hunting of seals.

sealer1
n
1. a person or thing that seals
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (formerly in Britain and currently in the US) an official who examines the accuracy of weights and measures
3. (Chemistry) a coating of paint, varnish, etc., applied to a surface to prevent the absorption of subsequent coats

sealer2
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) a person or ship occupied in hunting seals
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sealersealer - a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface)
sealing material - any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surface
caulk, caulking - a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight
2.sealer - an official who affixes a seal to a document
functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office
Translations
sealer [ˈsiːləʳ] N (= person) → cazador(a) m/f de focas; (= boat) → barco m para la caza de focas
sealer [ˈsiːlər] nenduit m de rebouchage
sea level nniveau m de la mer
2,000 m above sea level → 2 000 m au-dessus du niveau de la mer
sealing wax ncire f à cacheter
sea lion nlion m de mer
sealer1
n (= boat)Robbenfänger m; (= person)Robbenfänger(in) m(f)

sealer2
n (= varnish)(Ver)siegeler m
sealer [ˈsiːləʳ] nnave f per la pesca delle foche
sealer [ˈsiːləʳ] nnave f per la pesca delle foche


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In 1883 he commanded the steam sealer SEA UNICORN, of Dundee.
The song of pleasant stations beside the salt lagoons, The song of blowing squadrons that shuffled down the dunes, The song of midnight dances that churned the sea to flame-- The Beaches of Lukannon--before the sealers came!
The Lincoln hills rose up around me at the extremity of a snowy plain, in which I did not remember to have stood before; and the fishermen, at an indeterminable distance over the ice, moving slowly about with their wolfish dogs, passed for sealers, or Esquimaux, or in misty weather loomed like fabulous creatures, and I did not know whether they were giants or pygmies.
 
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