cullern.
/ˈkʌlə/, U.S. /ˈkələr/ 1.
a. One who culls, selects, or gathers.
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the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [noun] > selecting from a number or for a purpose > one who selects
culler1483
sorter1554
picker1778
selector1782
1483 Cath. Angl. 86 A Culyur, collector.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Cueilleur,..a picker, chuser, or culler.
1809 S. Smith Ess. in Wks. (1867) I. 178 A mere culler of simples.
1883 E. Pennell-Elmhirst Cream Leics. 255 The busiest of cullers drained dry of even his November stories.
b. spec. as the name of a town official.
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society > authority > office > holder of office > other municipal officials > [noun]
sergeant1423
town officer1523
dozener1558
varlet1601
culler1663
rhingylla1722
wardman1792
town father1847
presidente1851
1663 Boston (Mass.) Town Rec. VII. 15 Francis Hudshon and Ralph Sammies are made choice of by the Selectmen for be Cullers of fishe.
1663 Boston (Mass.) Town Rec. VII. 20 Cullour of staves, Edward Belcher.
1684 Cambr. (Mass.) Rec. 272 Culler of bricks for the Town.
1696 Manch. (Mass.) Rec. 70 Att ye same towne meettinge John Bishope was chosen culler of staves and other goods.
1697 Manch. (Mass.) Rec. 76 Clark of the market and culler of fish and staves.
1781 Baltimore Town Rec. 43 Jacob Dawson appointed Garbler, Culler of Staves.
c. (See quots.)
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker performing process or spec. task > [noun] > workers performing other tasks or processes
river?c1475
melter1511
sinker1526
folder up1552
wiper1552
scourer1574
heaver1587
stoverc1600
rasper1611
ripper1611
roller1616
smearer1632
waterleadera1650
scooper1668
smiter1670
puncher1681
staker1688
crusher1794
hardener1796
reamer1822
piledriver1826
catcher1832
waterproofer1837
middler1847
culler1850
hanger-on1858
pitcher1865
bumper1871
fine liner1871
bricksetter1883
waxer1890
bottle-oh1898
edger1909
bottle-o-er1915
caster1921
recycler1970
linesperson1973
1850 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1849: Agric. 322 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (31st Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 20, Pt. 2) VI When the tobacco is taken down, the ‘cullers’ take each plant and pull off the defective and trashy ground and worm-eaten leaves.
1881 E. Ingersoll Oyster-industry (10th Census U.S.: Bureau of Fisheries) 243 Culler, one who picks over oysters, or culls out the worthless and smaller ones.
1953 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 Mar. 194/5 Mr. Thomson describes his every-day duties and experiences as a ‘culler’ employed by the Government of New Zealand to shoot destructive deer.
1969 L. G. Sorden Lumberjack Lingo 30 Culler, man who quickly graded and sorted, by picking out the culls or rejects, lumber being cut at the mill.
d. local. (See quot. 1906.)
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1906 J. Hockaday in Vict. Hist. Cornwall I. 521/2 Many comparatively rough blocks [of slate-rock] are refused by the contract men, and these are passed on to men and boys called cullers, who are paid a fixed price, and make as much out of them as they can.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > flock of > inferior member of
culler1538
kebber1538
outcast1671
cull1791
1538 T. Elyot Dict. Reieculæ, uel reijculæ oues, sheepe drawen out of the folde for aege or syckenesse, kebbers, crones, or cullyars.
1617 J. Minsheu Ἡγεμὼν είς τὰς γλῶσσας: Ductor in Linguas Cullers.
1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Cullers, the worst sort of sheep, or those which are left of a flock when the best are picked out. C[ountry Word].
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