mangler
1 of 2noun (1)
man·gler ˈmaŋ-g(ə-)lər 
plural manglers
: a person who mangles someone or something
a mangler of the English language
In Wes Craven's classic slasher film, several Midwestern teenagers fall prey to Freddy Krueger, a disfigured midnight mangler who preys on the teenagers in their dreams …
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2 of 2noun (2)
plural manglers
: a machine for ironing laundry by passing it between rollers : mangle
The machine washed the clothing and then they had to be fed through a wringer—more commonly called a "mangler"—to pinch out the water before they were ready to hang on the clothes line on the porch or in the yard to dry. Gordon Freireich
Gordon Freireich
Word History
First Known Use
Noun (1)
circa 1562, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1882, in the meaning defined above
- overexaggeration
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- overexcitability
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- overexcite
- overexcited
- overexcitedly
- overexcitement
- overexcites
- overexciting
- overexercise
- overexercised
- overexercises
- overexercising
- overexert
- overexerted
- overexerting
- overexertion
- overexertions
- overexerts
- overexpand
- overexpanded
- overexpanding
- overexpands
- overexpansion