spiller

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English

Etymology

From Middle English spiller, from spill +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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.

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Danish

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Etymology 1

From spille (to play) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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
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Etymology 2

See spille.

Noun

spiller

  1. indefinite plural of spille

Verb

spiller

  1. present of spille

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From spillen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

spiller

  1. (rare) destroyer

Descendants

  • English: spiller

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Noun

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

  1. a player
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Etymology 2

Verb

spiller

  1. present of spille

References

Swedish

Verb

spiller

  1. present indicative of spilla

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