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flooder¹

Rhymes with -ʌdə(ɹ)

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From flood (verb) + -er.

noun flooders

  1. A channel or device for carrying and controlling water used in flood irrigation. If this first catch-water is to be employed at any time as a flooder, the upper edge of its bank must be carefully trimmed to the level; but I believe, on the whole, it will be more advisable to make a separate flooder immediately below, which may be cut at the exact level by means of the plumb rule
  2. Internet A person who floods message boards, chat rooms etc. with unwanted or repetitive comments. The flooder may be seeking attention ("see what I can do!") or trying to disrupt the socializing in the rooms.
  3. informal Something that tends to flood. The Director of Works and Mr. John Locket confirmed the fact that this River is a "terrible flooder."
  4. A device for controlling or maintaining the flow of liquid. This has lead ^([sic]) to the development of another type of flooder used in the eastern fields. The bottom collar on the pump is tapped for a1/4-inch street ell just below the standing valve seat, so that the standing valve will not seal the hole.

flooder²

Rhymes with -ʌdə(ɹ)

noun flooders

  1. informal A person employed to handle issues arising from flooding. You know, Dan, that's the man I rowed with all day, never did know I had a peg leg in that big boot, and that I wasn't really a flooder.

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@misc{flooder_2026,
  title = {flooder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flooder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}