baler
baler Lexical Profile
baler Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An agricultural or industrial machine used to compress cut crops (such as hay, cotton, or straw) or recyclable materials (such as cardboard, paper, or plastic) into compact, bound bundles called bales for easy handling, transport, and storage.
"The farmer hitched the round baler to the tractor to gather the dried hay before the evening rain arrived."
A person whose occupation or task is to pack goods, crops, or materials into bales.
"Before mechanized presses became widespread, skilled balers worked in the warehouse to bundle raw cotton for shipment."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'baler' (a person or machine that compresses materials into bales) with its homophone 'bailer' (a person or container that scoops water out of a boat, or someone who posts bail), though 'baler' is occasionally recorded as a variant spelling for 'bailer' in nautical contexts.
• Rhymes for baler
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in English from the verb 'bale' (from Old French 'bale', meaning a rolled bundle or package, of Germanic origin) combined with the agentive suffix '-er'.