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head·er I. \ˈhedə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English heder, from hed head + -er 1. obsolete : headsman 2. : a worker or machine that removes heads; especially : a grain-harvesting machine that cuts off the grain heads and elevates them to a wagon 3. a. : a brick or stone laid in a wall with its end toward the face of the wall — opposed to stretcher b. : a beam fitted between trimmers and across the ends of tail beams in a building frame c. : a conduit or chamber (as the exhaust manifold of a multicylinder engine) into which a number of smaller conduits open d. : a wall or barrier at either end of a motor truck or trailer body to prevent shifting of cargo on stopping or starting 4. a. : a worker or a machine that upsets rivets b. : a cooper who puts heads on barrels by hand or by machine — called also headerman 5. : an officer in charge of a whaleboat 6. : a fall or dive head foremost < tripped and took a header into a rosebush > < try a header off the high diving board > 7. : a dog trained to head cattle or sheep 8. : a main shoot (as of a fruit tree) that tends to elongate with few side branches 9. : saddle 12 II. noun 1. : a mounting plate through which electrical terminals pass from a sealed device (as a transistor) 2. : a shot or pass in soccer made by heading the ball 3. : head 17a(1) |