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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Here are a few stock risers and fallers from the day. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025 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 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 16 Sep. 2025.

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