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

So many of the biggest RAPTOR risers and fallers should change as the year goes on — or, at the very least, revert some toward their previous levels of performance.

From FiveThirtyEight

Bill Hayes, he of the gray mustache and the ear-piercing faller's cry, was a "long-stake" man.

From Project Gutenberg

Moreover, each row or rather double row, of pins is carried separately by what is termed a "faller."

From Project Gutenberg

I seem to be a pretty good faller—only there's no falling race.

From Project Gutenberg

Another wire called the counter-faller, l5, must be applied under the threads.

From Project Gutenberg

In the first place, whether as faller, rigging man or on the "drive," his work is muscular and out of doors.

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