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Comber

/ˈkəʊmə/

A person who combs wool, etc.

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noun
  1. 1

    A person who combs wool, etc.

  2. 2

    A machine that combs wool, etc.

  3. 3

    A long, curving wave breaking on the shore.

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woolnounThe hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.
cardernounA criminal who steals information from credit cards.
woolworkernounA person who works with wool.
collatornounA person who collates.
curriernounOne who grooms a horse with a curry comb.
woolshearernounA person employed to shear animals to obtain wool.
woolmannounA man who deals in wool.
woolmongernounA retailer of wool.
copernounOne who copes.
conchernounA machine (rather like a rotating pestle and mortar) used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding.
coppicernounA person who coppices.
collationernounA person who collates, or who checks collation (of documents etc)
fellernounA person who fells trees; a lumberjack
woolclassernounA person employed to sort wool into various grades of quality.
wooldrivernounA person who buys up wool to sell it at a market.
burlernoun(historical) Someone who burls (removes knots from cloth).
preenernounOne who preens.
comptometristnounA person who operates a comptometer.
weavernounA person who weaves; especially, one who weaves cloth for a living.
combaternounOne who combats.

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