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winder

winder

8.1
A person who turns ropes, cables or clock springs as their job
  • noun
  • /ˈwaɪndər/
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  • After careful training, he became a proficient winder, handling the delicate tasks of maintaining vintage machinery.

Examples

  • The dredges may have been pulled aboard by hand during the first years of their use, but eventually many were retrieved by crews using hand-operated winches called winders.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The skilled winder expertly adjusted the clock's mechanisms to keep perfect time.

  • She works as a winder, ensuring that the winches operate smoothly on the construction site.

Synonyms

coiler
vswinder
1 7.5

A machine or person that winds wire and rope into coils

winds mechanisms like winches or clocks rather than forming coils

Compounds

stem-winder
  • Archaic
9.9

A watch that you keep running by turning the small knob on it

Surface Forms

winder singular
winders plural

Morphology

winder = wind (transparent) = wind + er

An agent noun formed from the verb 'wind' + '-er', meaning 'one who winds'; this is a regular and transparent derivation.

Etymology

Winder comes from the verb wind meaning 'to turn' and the ending -er meaning 'one who does'. So a winder is a person whose job is to 'turn' winches, clocks, or machines to keep them working.