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▪ I. classer1|ˈklɑːsə(r), -æ-| [f. as prec. + -er.] One who classes; one who sorts according to kind or quality: a technical name in the wool and cotton trades.
1816Month. Mag. XLII. 35 The classers of clouds adopt three main divisions. 1883Leisure Hour 244/1 The fleece, when skirted, is rolled up, and we now follow it to the classer's table. 1883Cable Dr. Sevier i, Cotton factors, buyers, brokers..classers, pickers, pressers. ▪ II. classer2|ˈklɑːsə(r), -æ-| [f. class n. + -er1.] In compounds, someone or something related to a class or classes specified or indicated by the first element.
1897‘P. Warung’ Tales Old Régime 146 Double-classer: A ship conveying both male and female transports. 1909Public Ledger (Philad.) 24 June 12/6 Shamrock and White Heather, the only two big classers sailing in this year's regattas. |