spiller

See also: Spiller

English

Etymology

From Middle English spiller, from spill +‎ -er.

Noun

spiller (plural spillers)

  1. One who spills.
  2. (law) A party who is liable for spillage, particularly of oil or waste, in a body of water.
  3. A square chamber that serves as the section of an industrial fishing net from which captured fish can easily be moved to a fishing boat.

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology 1

From spille (“to play”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spelər/, [ˈsb̥elɐ]

Noun

spiller c (singular definite spilleren, plural indefinite spillere)

  1. player (one who plays any game)
  2. gambler
  3. gamer
  4. player (dramatic actor)
  5. player (who plays on a musical instrument)
  6. (slang) an act of masturbation
Inflection
Synonyms

Etymology 2

See spille.

Noun

spiller

  1. plural indefinite of spille

Verb

spiller

  1. present tense of spille

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From spillen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspilər/

Noun

spiller

  1. (rare) destroyer

Descendants

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Noun

spiller m (definite singular spilleren, indefinite plural spillere, definite plural spillerne)

  1. a player
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

Verb

spiller

  1. present tense of spille

References

Swedish

Verb

spiller

  1. present tense of spilla.
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