comber

See also: Comber

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English comber, camber, equivalent to comb +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkəʊmə/
(US) enPR: kōʹmər, IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊmɚ/
Audio (US) (file)
Homophone: coma (in non-rhotic accents)

Noun

comber (plural combers)

A person who combs wool, etc.
A machine that combs wool, etc.
A long, curving wave breaking on the shore.

Synonyms

(long curving wave): breaker

Translations

person who combs wool

Greek: λαναράς (el) m (lanarás), ξάντης (el) (xántis)

Polish: postrzygacz (pl) m

machine that combs wool

Bulgarian: дарак m (darak)

long, curving wave

Bulgarian: разбиваща се вълна (razbivašta se vǎlna)

Etymology 2

A comber

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Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒmbə/
(US) enPR: kämʹbər, IPA^(key): /ˈkɑmbɚ/

Noun

comber (plural combers)

Serranus cabrilla, the gaper, a fish found in European waters.

Derived terms

brown comber (Serranus hepatus)
painted comber (Serranus picta)
comber wrasse (comb wrasse, Labrus bergylta, syn. Labrus comber)

Translations

Serranus cabrilla

Bulgarian: ха́нос m (hános)
Catalan: serrà (ca) m
French: perche de mer (fr) f

Greek: σερράνος m (serrános), χάνος (el) m (chános)
Italian: perchia f
Serbo-Croatian: кањац m, kanjac (sh) m

Anagrams

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