girdler

American  

[gurd-ler] / ˈgɜrd lər /

noun

1. a person or thing that girdles.

2. any of several insects, as a beetle, Oncideres cingulata twig girdler, that cut a groove around the bark of a twig, stem, etc.

3. a person who makes girdles.

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girdler British  

/ ˈɡɜːdlə /

noun

1. a person or thing that girdles

2. a maker of girdles

3. any insect, such as the twig girdler, that bores circular grooves around the stems or twigs in which it lays its eggs

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Etymology

Origin of girdler

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; girdle, -er ¹

Example Sentences

With huge infusions of cash, he built it from a small southwestern carrier into a globe girdler.

From Time Magazine Archive

The TwigGirdler at itsDestructive Worka, the girdler;b, the egg-hole;c, the groove cut by girdler; e, the egg Encourage the chickadee and all other birds, except the English sparrow, to stay in your orchard.

From Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition by Burkett, Charles William

The tree has been crippled by the twig girdler this year.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Then the famous god of the strong arms answered him: 'Require not this of me, Poseidon, girdler of the earth.

From The Odyssey Done into English prose by Lang, Andrew

The twig girdler lays her eggs in the twigs of pear, pecan, apple, and other trees.

From Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition by Burkett, Charles William