noun
Springer
noun
1
A springer spaniel, a medium-sized hunting dog breed known for flushing game from cover.
"Their springer bounded through the tall grass, nose to the ground."
2
The stone or curved section at the base of an arch, from which the arch begins to curve.
"The mason carefully carved the springer to bear the arch's full weight."
3
A young salmon or cow close to giving birth, or more generally, anything or anyone that springs or leaps.
"The farmer separated the springer cows into their own paddock before calving season."
How to Use Springer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost often a springer spaniel dog, or in building terms, the base stone of an arch.
Word Forms
springers plural
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Etymology
From the verb spring plus the agent suffix -er.