: one that fills: such as
a
: a substance added to a product (as to increase bulk, weight, viscosity, opacity, or strength)
b
: a composition used to fill the pores and grain especially of a wood surface before painting or varnishing
c
: a piece used to cover or fill in a space between two parts of a structure
d
: tobacco used to form the core of a cigar
e
: material used to fill extra space in a column or page of a newspaper or magazine or to increase the size of a work (such as a book)
f
: a pack of paper for a loose-leaf notebook
g
: a sound, word, or phrase (such as "you know?") used to fill pauses in speaking
plural fillers also filler
: a monetary subunit of the forint see forint at Money Table
Examples of filler in a Sentence
Noun (1)
the vase was packed in Styrofoam filler to protect it during shipping
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Noun
Why a Pot Filler When interior designer Kathryn Lott was dreaming of our Adaptive Cottage, a fully ADA-compliant home in Beaufort, South Carolina, installing a water filler for pet bowls was an obvious choice.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
Lego Creator 3-in-1 Cute Bunny What could be more perfect than an Easter basket filler for teens than a bunny Lego set?
—Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 14 Mar. 2026
A number of talking-head interviews with different urologists confirm that the filler injections Moore offers have the potential to become another hit along the same lines.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Dinner starts with a brief discussion about Dorit having dinner with PK, a gel fart that has been collected from the air, sucked up into a syringe, and then used as lip filler for Saddam Hussein’s corpse.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Filler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filler. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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