Definition of Nailer

1. Noun. A worker who attaches something by nailing it.

Generic synonyms: Worker
Derivative terms: Nail

Definition of Nailer

1. n. One whose occupation is to make nails; a nail maker.

Definition of Nailer

1. Noun. One whose occupation is to make nails; a nail maker. ¹

2. Noun. One who fastens with, or drives, nails. ¹

3. Noun. A nailgun. ¹

4. Noun. A piece of dimensional lumber and/or plywood secured to the deck or wall which provides a receiving medium for the fasteners. (Sometimes referred to as blocking.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nailer

1. one that nails [n -S] - See also: nails

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nailer

nail trimmers
nail varnish
nail varnishes
nailbat
nailbats
nailbed
nailbeds
nailbiter
nailbiters
nailbiting
nailbrush
nailbrushes
nailcare
nailed
nailed down
nailer (current term)
naileress
naileresses
naileries
nailers
nailery
nailfile
nailfiles
nailfold
nailfolds
nailgun
nailguns
nailhead
nailheads
nailing

Literary usage of Nailer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Selection of Cases on the Law of Torts by James Barr Ames, Jeremiah Smith (1910)
"Charles nailer sold to the plaintiff Harris his equity of redemption in his ... William nailer obtained advances from Harris. Harris took an assignment of ..."

2. The Law Reports. Queen's Bench Division by Railway and Canal Commission, Court of Appeal, Great Britain, Criminal Division, Court for Crown Cases Reserved (1886)
"The action was brought to recover damages occasioned to the plaintiff by reason of the defendant's " maintenance " of one nailer in an action which he had ..."

3. Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 by Weymouth (Mass (1910)
"Eber W., nailer, and Deborah A., Mar. 9, 1848. Elizabeth [ ], w. David, Jan. 21, 1806. GR2. Sarah, w. Henry Lawler [Mär. —, 1835]. GR8. Winslow A., s. ..."

4. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"Following the granting clause were the words: "The said Mrs. nailer shall come and live in said house with the said Mrs. Wyatt, seeing after her welfare and ..."

5. A Personal Narrative of the Siege of Lucknow: From Its Commencement to Its by L. E. Ruutz Rees (1858)
"Bitter Thoughts.—Hairbreadth Escapes.—Successful Explosion of the Enemy's Mine—GIT'S Miraculous Escape.—The Enemy repulsed. — Sortie—"Bob the nailer. ..."

6. Reading Records: Diary of the Corporation by J. M. Guilding (1895)
"302 ,, The Carpenter, the Masons, and the nailer to be paid for work done . . . . . -3°3 „ A Mason and a Carpenter are appointed to repair the Counter 32 i ..."

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