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Definitions: Sealer |
SealerNoun1. A kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface). 2. An official who affixes a seal to a document. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "sealer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1839. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Building & Civil Engineering | Water-repellent compounds used in damp-proofing and moisture stabilization treatments. Source: European Union. (references) |
Metallurgy | A pigmented or unpigmented composition which seals wood, plaster, etc. , and prevents the surface from absorbing paint or varnish, may act as a primer for a following coat or as a finish for the surface. Source: European Union. (references) |
Occupations | Kills seals for pelts, using clubs: Rounds up droves of bachelor seals resting or sleeping on beach adjacent to, but distinct from, rookery, using pole to prod them and keep them together. Drives male seals inland to killing grounds, and sorts droves into pods. Kills male seals that are within specified age and size limits, by striking them on head with club, after allowing others to escape. Severs skin around head and flippers of dead seal, using knife, pins its skull to ground with metal bar, and pulls off seal's skin from head to tail. Loads pelts onto trucks for transportation to plant for cleaning and curing. Washes pelts in sea water. Scrapes fat and blubber from pelts, using hand scraper. Cures pelts in salt or brine, sprinkles boric acid on skin side of pelt to prevent bacterial development, and packs and salts pelts in barrels for shipment and further processing. May be designated according to specific task performed as Seal Driver (fishing & hunt.); Seal Killer (fishing & hunt.); Seal Skinner (fishing & hunt.). Sealing operations are controlled by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (references) |
| Seals storage battery cells in containers (battery box) to form airtight and watertight battery: Loads thermostatically controlled kettle (preheater) with chunks of compound. Ignites burners and adjusts temperature controls to heat and melt compound. Opens valve to drain compound into pot and empties compound into tank (sealing machine). Holds hose attached to tank and presses lever to control flow of compound over cells. Starts conveyor to move batteries through flamer (fixed and preset gas torches) or manipulates gas torch to melt and level off compound to produce seal. Scrapes excess compound from container, using putty knife and cloth. May clip posts, using handtool. May stamp numbers on battery, using marking dies. May install covers on cells [CELL COVERER (elec. equip.) 727.687-042]. May melt compound in hand-manipulated container and pour compound over cells. May use heated dipper equipped with trigger mechanism to deposit sealing compound over cells. (references) | |
| Assembles and seals scale poises and counterweights used in manufacture of balance scales: Weighs poises and counterweights, using microscale, and refers to weight chart to determine amount lead shot to be added to adjust weight. Drills hole in poise, using drill press. Verifies depth of hole, using depth gauge and drill chart. Hammers lead shot into hole to add necessary weight. Inserts shot into cavity of counterweight to add necessary weight, using tweezers. Files or grinds poise or counterweight to reduce weight, using file or power grinder. Positions plug over cavity of counterweight and seals plug in cavity, using pneumatic press. (references) | |
Slang in 1811 | SEALER, or SQUEEZE WAX. One ready to give bond and judgment for goods or money. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: SealerSynonym: sealant (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Sealer |
| English words defined with "sealer": Spigurnel. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "sealer": AMPOULE EXAMINER, AMPOULE FILLER, ampoule filler and sealer, AMPOULE SEALER ♦ barrel coater, BARREL LINER, BULK-SEALER OPERATOR ♦ CAN-FILLING-AND-CLOSING-MACHINE TENDER, CASE PACKER AND SEALER, CONCRETE-FLOAT MAKER ♦ DRY-KILN OPERATOR HELPER ♦ GROOVER-AND-STRIPER OPERATOR, GUN-PERFORATOR LOADER ♦ INSPECTOR, SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER ♦ LEVEL-VIAL SEALER ♦ MIXER HELPER ♦ PRESSURE SEALER-AND-TESTER, PROJECT-CREW WORKER, PUTTY GLAZER ♦ SEALER, sealer and stripper, sealer operator, sealer, aircraft, SEALER, DRY CELL, SEALER, SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES, SILVER WRAPPER, SQUEEZE WAX, STRING-TOP SEALER ♦ TERRAZZO FINISHER, terrazzo helper, terrazzo mechanic helper, terrazzo worker helper ♦ WHITING COMPOUND. (references) |
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 | The first sealer of the season / drawn by Charles Graham from a sketch by J.W. Hayward.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Closures on bottles and jars. Sealer, for lid.Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| "Sealer" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Sealer" is used about 32 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 32 | 61,292 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
sealer | 903 | stone sealer | 25 |
concrete sealer | 270 | concrete floor sealer | 24 |
vacuum sealer | 156 | masonry sealer | 23 |
driveway sealer | 122 | concrete stamped sealer | 23 |
heat sealer | 97 | thompsons water sealer | 23 |
deck sealer | 88 | commercial sealer vacuum | 21 |
bag sealer | 83 | marble sealer | 20 |
wood sealer | 75 | acrylic sealer | 20 |
grout sealer | 72 | floor sealer | 20 |
impulse sealer | 55 | slate sealer | 19 |
granite sealer | 54 | asphalt driveway sealer | 18 |
asphalt sealer | 54 | envelope sealer | 17 |
tile sealer | 53 | blacktop sealer | 17 |
food vacuum sealer | 51 | water sealer | 16 |
paver sealer | 38 | penetrating sealer | 16 |
food sealer | 36 | thompson water sealer | 15 |
brick sealer | 33 | saltillo tile sealer | 15 |
gas tank sealer | 27 | roof sealer | 15 |
cement sealer | 26 | impregnating sealer | 14 |
basement sealer | 26 | plastic bag sealer | 14 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "sealer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | gjuetar fokash, anije për gjueti fokash. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | موثق المعايير موظف, صائدالفقمة. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | кораб за ловене на тюлени, контрольор по мерки и теглилки, ловец на тюлени. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 海豹猎人. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | loï pro lov tuleòù. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | svejseapparat (sealing device), sealer, vandafvisende produkt, tang til tætningsarbejde, forsegler. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | waterafstotende verbinding, lasapparaat (heat sealing machine, sealing device, welder, welding equipment, welding machine), afsluitlak, afdichtklem. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | saumauslaite (sealing device), huokoslakka. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | vérificateur, produit d'étanchéité, préparation isolante, pince sceller, peinture isolante, chasseur de phoque. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | robbenfänger. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κυνηγόσ φωκών, συσκευή σφράγισης (sealing device), σφραγιστήρας (sealing device), σφραγιστήσ, στεγανωτικά υλικά (seal materials), μονωτικό χρώμα, λαβίδα σφράγισης, θηρευτήσ φωκών. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | חתם (sign, underwriter), אוטם (caulker, closure, stoppage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | hitelesítõ (attestor), fókavadász. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | sigillante ( di strati di ricoprimento ), sigillante, utensile per saldare (sealing device), isolanti, isolante (insulant, insulating, insulating material, insulator, non conductor, non-conducting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 봉인자. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | shelgeyr raunyn. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ealersay selante, vedante (gasket, joint, labyrinth seal), produtos impermeabilizantes, preparação para selar poros, isolante (insulant, insulating, insulating material, insulator), dispositivo de soldadura (sealing device), dispositivo de selagem (sealing device), dispositivo de fecho (closure, fastening device, sealing device), caçador de focas, aferidor de pesos. (various references) охотник на тюленей, зверобойное судно. (various references) udarač pečata, lovac na foke. (various references) sellante (medio de imprimación), sellador (sealant), verificador de pesas y medidas, productos impermeabilizantes, pintura aislante, imprimación selladora, cazador de focas, barco para cazar focas. (various references) svetsapparat (sealing device), spärrlack, säljägare, sälfångstfartyg, tång för tätningsarbete, grundpolish, fångstfartyg (fishing boat, whale catcher). (various references) ผู้ปิ"ผนึก, คนล่าแมวน้ำ. (various references) salmastralama makinesi (sealing machine), onaylayan (corroborative, corroboratory, recognizant, subscriber), mühürleyen, fok avcısı, fok avı gemisi. (various references) інспектор мір і вагів, мисливець на тюленів, звіробійне судно. (various references) t u săn chó biển, người đóng dấu người săn chó biển, người áp triện. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "sealer": sealeries, sealers, sealery. (additional references) | |
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"Sealer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: esalen, Iseler, Saedler, Saeger, saler, Salzer, Scaler, Seales, Sealord, sealore, seamer, searer, Seaser, seater, seatle, Seaver, Secale, Seele, Segalen, Seidler, selber, selee, Semler, seule, Seurel, seyler, shaler, shaller, sheale, skaler, Somafer, spealler, sqealer, swaler, swaller, Szekler, wealer, zeale, zealer, zealor. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "sealer" (pronounced sē"ler) |
| 3 | -ē" l er | dealer, feeler, healer, peeler, spieler, stealer, Wheeler. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: larees, leaser, reales, resale, reseal. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-l-r-s" | |
-1 letter: arles, earls, easel, erase, laree, lares, laser, lears, lease, leers, rales, reals, reels, saree, seral. | |
-2 letters: alee, ales, ares, arse, earl, ears, ease, eels, else, eras, lars, lase, lear, leas, leer, lees, rale, rase, real, reel, rees, sale, seal, sear, seel, seer, sera, sere. | |
-3 letters: ale, als, are, ars, ear, eel, els, era. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-l-r-s" | |
+1 letter: areoles, cereals, dealers, earless, elaters, galeres, healers, laveers, leaders, leakers, leaners, leapers, leasers, leavers, pleaser, presale, realest, realise, regales, relaces, relapse, relates, relaxes, release, repeals, resales, rescale, reseals, reslate, reveals, sclerae, sealers, sealery, several, stealer, vealers. | |
+2 letters: aerogels, alertest, alieners, allegers, alterers, arbelest, ashlered, ateliers, aureoles, aversely, bleaters, careless, cervelas, cleaners, cleanser, clearers, clearest, cleavers, declares, delayers, demersal, desalter, earliest, earlobes, easterly, eelgrass, emeralds, empalers, enablers, enlarges, enslaver, erasable, escarole, espalier, eternals, exalters, fearless, federals, filarees, gaselier, gearless, generals, gleamers, gleaners, halteres, haverels, labelers, largesse, leachers, leaguers, leariest, learners, leathers, leewards, measlier, oleaster, oversale, parolees, pearlers, percales, petrales, pleaders, pleasers, pleasure, pleaters, prelates, ravelers, realised, realiser, realises, realizes, realness, realters, realties, reclames, recleans, reflates, regalers, reglazes, relabels, relapsed, relapser, relapses, relaters, relaxers, relearns, released, releaser, releases, renewals, repanels, replaces, replates, repleads, resaddle, resailed, resalute, resample, rescaled, rescales, resealed, reslated, reslates, retables, reusable, revalues, reversal, servable, severals, sidereal, slavered, slaverer, sleazier, squealer, stealers, tearless, teaseler, telerans, treacles, treadles, vesperal, welfares, yearlies. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 65 61 6C 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... . .- .-.. . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100101 01100001 01101100 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S e a l e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0065 0061 006C 0065 0072 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)537167787184 |
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