borer

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Synonyms: bower, border, bore, bored, boner, boxer, boser, boyer, gorer, boer, corer

Antonyms: bower, border, bore, bored, boner, boxer, boser, boyer, gorer, boer, corer

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Noun

1. A tool used for [[drilling]].
2. {{lb|en|MLE|slang}} A [[knife]] [[fit]] for a [[stabbing]].
3. A person who bores or drills; a person employed to drill bore holes.
4. A [[tedious]] person, who bores others; a [[bore]].
5. An [[insect]] or insect [[larva]] that bores into wood.
6. One of the many types of [[mollusc]] that bore into soft rock.
7. A [[cyclostome]], such as a [[hagfish]], which bores into [[injured]], dead, or [[decaying]] sea creatures to feed on their flesh.
8. {{lb|en|botany}} The penetrating [[root]] of a parasitic plant.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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