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mangler
man·gle 1 M0077700 (măng′gəl)tr.v. man·gled, man·gling, man·gles 1. To mutilate or disfigure by battering, hacking, cutting, or tearing: fishing nets that mangle fish.2. To ruin or spoil through ineptitude or ignorance: mangle a speech.
[Middle English manglen, from Anglo-Norman mangler, frequentative of Old French mangoner, to cut to bits; possibly akin to mahaignier, to maim; see mayhem.]
man′gler n.Synonyms: mangle, maim1, maul, mutilate
These verbs mean to cause severe injury or damage: machinery that mangled the worker's fingers; a construction worker maimed in an accident; a hiker mauled by a hungry bear; soldiers mutilated by shrapnel.
man·gle 2 M0077700 (măng′gəl)n.1. A machine for pressing fabrics by means of heated rollers.2. Chiefly British A clothes wringer.tr.v. man·gled, man·gling, man·gles To press with a mangle.
[Dutch mangel, from German, from Middle High German, diminutive of mange, mangonel, from Late Latin manganum, catapult; see mangonel.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mangler - a person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripplesmaimer, mutilatorindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" |
TranslationsIdiomsSeemanglemangler
mangler[DEC] A manager. Compare mango; see also management.Note that system mangler is somewhat different inconnotation.mangler
Synonyms for manglernoun a person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripplesSynonymsRelated Words- individual
- mortal
- person
- somebody
- someone
- soul
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