Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. Agent noun of needle; one who needles; an annoyer.
- n. One who makes or uses needles.
- n. A dealer in needles.
- n. A needlegun.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. One who makes or uses needles; also, a dealer in needles.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who makes or deals in needles.
- n. Figuratively, a sharper; a niggard.
Etymologies
Examples
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At three, Daisy demanded a 'needler', and actually made a bag with four stitches in it.
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It was a science fiction game, where you could play humans or insectoid aliens or blobs or glider monkeys and shoot each other with lasers or needler weapons or gyrojet guns … I had never seen a role-playing game before (well, maybe the D&D playing scene in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial) and it blew my mind.
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He pulled out his needler again and pretended to polish it with his handkerchief, all without taking his eyes off Lew.
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Rafe slid the needler back into its holster and the blade back up his sleeve.
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Rafe pretended to blow smoke off the end of his needler and slid it back into its holster.
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His hand drew away from the communicator and moved to position itself near the needler attached to his belt.
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Or something like the needler holstered at his side?
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Her fingers sought the small needler she'd left on the night table.
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Like a long, spidery finger, its end was wrapped around the barrel of the needler as it dragged the weapon away.
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The needler that had been hidden in Rorg's hand fell to the deck with a small click.
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