Definitions for borer
ˈbɔr ər, ˈboʊr-bor·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bore bit, borer, rock drill, stone drillnoun

   a drill for penetrating rock

2. woodborer, borernoun

   any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. borernoun

   A person who bores, who drills

2. borernoun

   A tool used for drilling.

3. borernoun

   An insect or insect larva that bores into wood.

4. borernoun

   One of the many types of mollusc that bore into soft rock.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Borernoun

   A piercer; an instrument to make holes with.

   Etymology: from bore.

   The master-bricklayer must try all the foundations, with a borer, such as well-diggers use, to try what ground they have. Joseph Moxon, Mechanical Exercises.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. borer

   A borer is either a type of creature or a tool that penetrates or makes holes in a solid substance or object. In the realm of animals, a borer usually refers to insects or insect larvae, such as beetles and moths, that bore into plants, wood, or other hard materials. As a tool, a borer is used in contexts like carpentry, engineering or dentistry to drill or bore holes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Borernoun

   one that bores; an instrument for boring

2. Borernoun

   a marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus Teredo and allies, which burrows in wood. See Teredo

3. Borernoun

   any bivalve mollusk (Saxicava, Lithodomus, etc.) which bores into limestone and similar substances

4. Borernoun

   one of the larvae of many species of insects, which penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See Apple borer, under Apple

5. Borernoun

   the hagfish (Myxine)

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Borer

   applied to an insect or larva that burrows or makes channels in woody or other vegetable tissue.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BORER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Borer is ranked #19364 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Borer surname appeared 1,397 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Borer.
   
   93.4% or 1,306 total occurrences were White.
   3.3% or 47 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 16 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.9% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 9 total occurrences were Black.
   0.4% or 6 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Anagrams for borer »

1. rerob

2. rober

How to pronounce borer?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say borer in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of borer in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of borer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of borer in a Sentence

1. Tivon Feeley:

   Every state is in the same situation right now that has the Emerald Ash Borer, they’re looking at ‘how do we take down all of these trees, what do we do with all of the wood-waste?’ Nobody has the silver bullet. This is a pest that’s here, it’s in the United States, and we’re going to have to deal with it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=borer
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Borer
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=borer
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borer
6. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=borer
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html