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THREADER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops
Synonyms:
bodkin; threader
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("threader" is a kind of...):
hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)
Derivation:
thread (thread on or as if on a string)
thread (pass a thread through)