sealer

¹

[ see-ler ]

noun

1. an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
2. a substance applied to a porous surface as a basecoat for paint, varnish, etc.

sealer

²

[ see-ler ]

noun

1. a person or ship engaged in hunting seals. seal.

sealer

¹

/ ˈsiːlə /

noun

1. a person or thing that seals
2. (formerly in Britain and currently in the US) an official who examines the accuracy of weights and measures
3. a coating of paint, varnish, etc, applied to a surface to prevent the absorption of subsequent coats

sealer

²

/ ˈsiːlə /

noun

1. a person or ship occupied in hunting seals

Word History and Origins

Origin of sealer¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, sealer is from the Middle English word seler. See seal ¹, -er ¹

Origin of sealer²

First recorded in 1760–70; seal ² + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The warning applies even to asphalt topped by sealer, he said, because a high-pressure washer can blast off the coating.

From Washington Post

Also note that crack sealers generally go in the crack and shouldn’t be left higher than the surrounding surface or smeared across it.

From Washington Post

Which leads to the obvious question: who needs a vacuum sealer?

From The Daily Beast

The sous vide required a vacuum sealer (you can kludge it with plastic bags and a straw, but I am not that dedicated).

From The Daily Beast

Luckily, the vacuum sealer has other uses besides sous-videing.

From The Daily Beast

Freezing  this kind of vacuum sealer will not cut down on freezer burn entirely--the bags are not quite thick enough for that.

From The Daily Beast

Without the sous-vide, I definitely wouldn't cling to the vacuum sealer, though it does save us some money.

From The Daily Beast

Jimmy Hall, the sealer, laid his flexible rule over the face of each log.

From Project Gutenberg

The sealer swung leisurely down the travoy trail and fronted the other with level eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

Has been on a cod-fisher up to the Banks; also on a sealer off Labrador.

From Project Gutenberg

Why, on a sealer, they do all their trying-out the oil with a fire of seal-refuse.

From Project Gutenberg

The old sealer has made haste to answer a question not put to him.

From Project Gutenberg