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padder

padder

8.7
A person who adds extra words to make writing longer
  • noun
  • /ˈpædər/
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  • As an editor, she could easily spot a padder who tried to meet the word count with filler.

Examples

  • The teacher warned students not to become a padder by repeating the same ideas in their essays.

  • A good report is clear and direct, not the work of a padder.

  • The report was criticized for being a padder of irrelevant information.

  • Many students use padders to make their essays longer.

  • As an editor, she could easily spot a padder who tried to meet the word count with filler.

  • The teacher warned students not to become a padder by repeating the same ideas in their essays.

  • Many students use padders to make their essays longer.

Antonyms

trimmer
6 3.0

A tool that cuts and makes edges neat, like wood or hair

Surface Forms

padder singular
padders plural

Morphology

padder = pad (transparent) = pad + er

This is a regular agent noun formed from pad + -er, and the meaning 'one who adds padding' follows directly from the verb.

Etymology

Padder can also mean a person who adds extra, unnecessary material. This sense comes from the simple word pad and the related padding, where pad means 'to fill or soften' something. So a padder is someone who 'pads' a text or report to make it longer or fuller.