faller

noun

fall·​er ˈfȯ-lər How to pronounce faller (audio)
1
: a machine part that acts by falling
2
: a logger who fells trees

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Bleacher Report's Grant Hughes isn't so sure, labeling Brown as the Celtics' biggest faller heading into the new NBA season and thinks the 28-year-old could be in for a rough year. Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025 Here’s the night’s stock risers and fallers. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025 Markets have reacted to the impending price increases where Fast Retailing was already the fourth-biggest faller among large-cap stocks in the Asia-Pacific in the first half of 2025, declining over 9%. Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 Among the big fallers were Deutsche Bank and Societe Generale shares, down 6% and 5.5%, respectively. Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for faller

Word History

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of faller was in 1523

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“Faller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faller. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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