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nailer

nailer

1 7.0
A person who attaches pieces of wood with metal pins
  • noun
  • /ˈneɪlər/
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Examples

  • Now what I want to do is go in with the nailer and secure these nice no blow throughs at all.

  • I need nailers, not hangers.

    Body of Lies (2008)

  • Nick Nailer

    Blog text (7)

  • Nick Nailer,

    Blog text (7)

  • -I'm an ass nailer.

    Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

  • The skilled nailer quickly secured the wooden beams together before the rain began.

  • As a professional nailer, he often worked on construction sites fastening wooden frames.

  • The carpentry team relied on the experienced nailer to ensure that all the boards were securely attached.

Synonyms

fastener
vsnailer
1 3.7

A person who locks things closed

specializes in a single method using metal pins rather than many fastening methods
hammerman
vsnailer
5.0

A construction worker who uses a hammer to drive nails and build wooden frames

focuses on fastening with small metal pins rather than wider construction tasks
tacker
vsnailer
9.3

A worker who fastens parts together using tacks or spot welding

uses a specific metal pin to join materials rather than tacks or welding

Surface Forms

nailer singular
nailers plural

Morphology

nailer = nail (transparent) = nail + er

The meaning is directly compositional: a person who nails things.

Etymology

Nailer comes from the common word nail meaning 'a small metal spike' plus the ending -er meaning 'one who does something'. So a nailer is simply a person who 'nails' or fastens things with nails, which fits the job of a worker who drives nails into wood.