faller

[ faw-ler ]

noun

1. a person or thing that falls.
2. any of various devices that operate by falling.
3. Textiles. a device for cleaning, straightening, and separating fibers during combing of worsted stock, consisting of a series of metal pins set into a rectangular bar or rod.
4. a logger hired to cut down trees; feller.

faller

/ ˈfɔːlə /

noun

1. any device that falls or operates machinery by falling, as in a spinning machine
2. one that falls, esp a horse that falls at a fence in a steeplechase
3. a person who fells trees

Word History and Origins

Origin of faller¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; fall, -er ¹

Example Sentences

He finished 18th, but tournament organisers ruled that Mills had been impeded and sent him through along with Hay and the other fallers - meaning 20 men will compete in the 5,000m final on Saturday.

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All these changes have cemented the changing nature of the Grand National - 21 of the 32 horses completed the race, and there were no fallers, with four horses unseating their riders and seven pulled up.

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Mr Farquhar was tormented by this "mystery illness" and saw a number of doctors, but Field told health workers the retired lecturer was "a frequent faller" who probably had dementia.

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"When we had the faller at Wetherby the other day we were really upset, the horse was fine but we heard Derek had hurt his shoulder again," she said.

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Twice pulled up and twice a faller over the last two seasons, although was a decent third at Leopardstown on his penultimate start.

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