gadder

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡædə(ɹ)/

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• Rhymes: -ædə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

gad (“gallivant”) +‎ -er

Noun

gadder (plural gadders)

1. One who roves about idly, a rambling gossip.
   • a. 1662 (date written), Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England, London: […] J[ohn] G[rismond,] W[illiam] L[eybourne] and W[illiam] G[odbid], published 1662, →OCLC:

     He was no gadder abroad, or discontinuer from his convent, for a long time.

Etymology 2

gad (“pointed metal tool”) +‎ -er

Noun

gadder (plural gadders)

1. (mining, historical) A drilling or perforating machine or apparatus for mining and mineral exploration.

Anagrams

• Edgard, dradge, garded, graded, radged