plural bailers
Definition of bailer
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: a device used to bail out a boat
The canoe was badly cracked, and she could not make it water-tight; but a calabash made from a coconut she stored on board for a bailer.— Jack London
bailer
noun (2)
bail·er
| \ ˈbā-lər
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variant spelling of bailor
: a person who delivers personal property to another in trust
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“Bailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bailer. Accessed 2 Jul. 2022.
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