FILER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does filer mean? 

• FILER (noun)
  The noun FILER has 2 senses:

1. a party who files a notice with a law court

2. a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization

  Familiarity information: FILER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FILER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A party who files a notice with a law court

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("filer" is a kind of...):

litigant; litigator ((law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Derivation:

file (file a formal charge against)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

file clerk; filer; filing clerk

Hypernyms ("filer" is a kind of...):

clerk (an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts))

Derivation:

file (place in a container for keeping records)