voider

noun

void·​er

ˈvȯidə(r)

plural -s

1

: one that empties, vacates, or annuls

2

dialectal

a

: a tray or basket for clearing away (as a meal)

sometimes : a basket for household articles (as clothes)

b

: a servant whose business is to clear away a table after a meal

3

a

obsolete : arbor, screen

b

: a contrivance usually of chain mail for covering any part of the body of an armored knight not protected by plate armor

4

: a heraldic bearing identical with or narrower than a flasque

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from voiden to void + -er

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Rhymes for voider

• embroider