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threader

threader

6.9
A small tool that helps put thin string like ribbon through a needle or small hole
  • noun
  • /ˈθrɛdər/
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  • After struggling with the needle, he finally reached for the threader to finish his craft.
  • a needle threader

Examples

  • He took out his hand-threader.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Same drill as always, open-threaders:

    Blog text (29)
  • I got pliers to ply and of course I got this micro ring threader to thread.

  • Two thousand twine threaders, gleaming under real lights.

  • Jimy was a drilling pipe contractor and pipe-threader, and he always had money: unbelievable amounts of it.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The only answer I can see is that, with the exception of a few threaders, the "Obama sucks less!" cheerleading team is slowly but surely taking over the Lake.

    Blog text (20)
  • Some unknown object (needle threader, sock darner, butter maker, chaff-separator?) left here by the generations of people who came before?

    Fiction book (2000)
  • She used the threader to easily put the thread through the needle's eye.

  • The threader is a handy tool for sewing projects and makes threading effortless.

Synonyms

bodkin
vsthreader
  • Specialized
9.9

A small tool used to pull ribbon or cord through fabric

is for passing thread or elastic through needles or small openings not for making holes

Surface Forms

threader singular
threaders plural

Morphology

threader = thread (transparent) = thread + er

The noun is straightforwardly formed from the verb 'thread' plus the common suffix '-er' for a thing that performs the action.

Etymology

Threader comes from the simple parts thread and the ending -er. thread means 'a thin string' and -er means 'one who does' or 'a thing that does', so a threader is literally a small tool that helps 'pass' thread, ribbon, or elastic through a needle or narrow opening, which is why we use it in sewing.