piecer

[ pee-ser ]

/ ˈpi sər /

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noun

a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.

Origin of piecer

First recorded in 1815–25; piece + -er¹

Words nearby piecer

piece of eight, piece of exchange, piece of one's mind, piece of the action, piece out, piecer, piece rate, pieces, piece together, piecewise, piecework

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Example sentences from the Web for piecer

After serving a number of years as a piecer, he was promoted to be a spinner.
The Personal Life Of David Livingstone|William Garden Blaikie
Dr. Livingstone attained his celebrity from being a piecer in a factory.
'I Believe' and other essays|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
At the age of ten Livingstone was sent to work in a cotton factory near Glasgow as a “piecer.”
Self-Help|Samuel Smiles
He is a born teller of stories and piecer together of circumstances that fit so closely that it is difficult to see the joints.
The Daffodil Mystery|Edgar Wallace

He had been advanced in the factory from a ‘piecer’ to the spinning-jenny.
Zigzag Journeys in Europe|Hezekiah Butterworth

British Dictionary definitions for piecer

piecer

/ (ˈpiːsə) /

noun

textiles a person who mends, repairs, or joins something, esp broken threads on a loom

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单词	piecer
释义	piecer [ pee-ser ] / ˈpi sər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR piecer ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work. Origin of piecer First recorded in 1815–25; piece + -er¹ Words nearby piecer piece of eight, piece of exchange, piece of one's mind, piece of the action, piece out, piecer, piece rate, pieces, piece together, piecewise, piecework Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for piecer After serving a number of years as a piecer, he was promoted to be a spinner. The Personal Life Of David Livingstone\|William Garden Blaikie Dr. Livingstone attained his celebrity from being a piecer in a factory. 'I Believe' and other essays\|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull At the age of ten Livingstone was sent to work in a cotton factory near Glasgow as a “piecer.” Self-Help\|Samuel Smiles He is a born teller of stories and piecer together of circumstances that fit so closely that it is difficult to see the joints. The Daffodil Mystery\|Edgar Wallace He had been advanced in the factory from a ‘piecer’ to the spinning-jenny. Zigzag Journeys in Europe\|Hezekiah Butterworth British Dictionary definitions for piecer piecer / (ˈpiːsə) / noun textiles a person who mends, repairs, or joins something, esp broken threads on a loom Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to piecer distant, deep, long, taste, gulp, bite, piece, morsel, bit, remote, ways, miles, afar, far-flung, far-off, faraway, out-of-the-way, outlying, removed, far piece
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piecer

noun

Origin of piecer

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Example sentences from the Web for piecer

British Dictionary definitions for piecer

noun

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