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matcher|ˈmætʃə(r)|
[f. match v.1 + -er1.]
1. One who matches, in senses of the vb.
1611Cotgr., Marieur, a matcher, a marier. 1628Ford Lovers Mel. i. ii, A mere matcher of colours. 1682H. More Annot. Glanvill's Lux O. 7 It would argue the wise and just God a very unequal Matcher of innocent Souls with brutish Bodies. 1896Daily News 4 Jan. 5/3 An ‘assortiseur’, or matcher of coloured textiles.
2. ‘A matching-machine’ (Webster 1897). matcher-head: ‘the head in a planing machine which carries the cutting tool’ (Knight Dict. Mech. Suppl. 1884). |