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filer¹

  • /ˈfaɪlɚ/ US

Rhymes with -aɪlə(ɹ)

noun filers

  1. One who files something. Hitherto I have hoarded up mementoes and monuments of the past; been a worshiper of all heirlooms; a fond filer away of letters, locks of hair, bits of ribbon, flowers, […]
  2. A software program for managing files. The filer allows users to format and copy disks and to include a run-time UCSD Pascal operating system.

Filer²

Where it comes from

Uncertain. Possibly an occupational surname from filer (one who files).

The city in Idaho was named after Walter G. Filer.

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A city in Idaho.

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@misc{filer_2026,
  title = {filer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/filer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}