noun
rooter
Rooter (noun) means a person or thing that roots, digging something up by its roots.
noun
1
A person or thing that roots, digging something up by its roots.
"He was a rooter if there ever was one. His enthusiasm was at a boiling heat all the time."
— Jeffrey Michael Laing, Bud Fowler: Baseball's First Black Professional (2013)
"Instantly, the rooters were upon it, tearing savagely at the meat and at each other."
— Mildred Wart, Swamp Island (2017)
"Most rural farming families in the Big Thicket had “rooter hogs and woods cattle” roaming the free range around their homeplaces."
— Larry Jene Fisher, Thad Sitton (2009)
2
A heavy machine like a plough, used to break up ground such as soil, concrete or asphalt.
3
A tool with a blade for cutting a thin groove into wood.
4
A tool used to clear a blockage by drilling through a drain or sewer pipe.
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What is the meaning of rooter?
"rooter" (noun) means a person or thing that roots, digging something up by its roots.
What is another word for rooter?
Other words for "rooter" include fan.
What are the different meanings of rooter?
"rooter" has 3 main meanings: 1. A person or thing that roots, digging something up by its roots; 2. A heavy machine like a plough, used to break up ground such as soil, concrete or asphalt; 3. A tool with a blade for cutting a thin groove into wood.
