stemmer

¹ American  

[stem-er] / ˈstɛm ər /

noun

1. a person who removes stems. stem.

2. a device for removing stems, stem, as from tobacco, grapes, etc.

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stemmer ² American  

[stem-er] / ˈstɛm ər /

noun

1. an implement for stemming stem or tamping.

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Etymology

Origin of stemmer¹

First recorded in 1890–95; stem ¹ + -er ¹

Origin of stemmer²

First recorded in 1855–60; stem ² + -er ¹

Example Sentences

But the basic plant and the factories that get built tend, in the process, to stem inflation�hopefully�by increasing the best inflation stemmer there is, productivity.

From Time Magazine Archive

The cigar maker, the lump manufacturer and the stemmer all find in this State the article just suited to their various purposes.

From The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 by Casseday, Ben

The cost of a stemmer and cleaner complete is $80, f. o. b. cars at Fresno.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 by Various

Rolv krakes saga stemmer ligeledes; kun gör den sin konge Frode til Halvdans broder, ikke til hans brodersön som de to andre kilder.

From The Relation of the Hrolfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarimur to Beowulf A Contribution To The History Of Saga Development In England And The Scandinavian Countries by Olson, Oscar Ludvig

Raisins of the third class are sent to the stemmer and a large proportion of them then go to the seeder.

From History of California by Bandini, Helen Elliott