SPLICER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does splicer mean? 

• SPLICER (noun)
  The noun SPLICER has 3 senses:

1. a woodworker who joins pieces of wood with a splice

2. a worker who splices ropes together by interweaving strands

3. a mechanical device for joining two pieces of paper or film or magnetic tape

  Familiarity information: SPLICER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPLICER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A woodworker who joins pieces of wood with a splice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

woodman; woodsman; woodworker (makes things out of wood)

Derivation:

splice (join the ends of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A worker who splices ropes together by interweaving strands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)

Derivation:

splice (join by interweaving strands)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A mechanical device for joining two pieces of paper or film or magnetic tape

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)

Derivation:

splice (join the ends of)