Definition of "kneeler" []

• One who kneels, as to pray. (noun)
• Something, such as a stool, cushion, or board, on which to kneel. (noun)

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• "I cannot imagine a person agreeing to be the "kneeler" for this act without an inch-thick wad of Benjamins firmly in hand, but you never know what'll motivate some people to perform the most sordid acts imaginable."
• "Just then the hair on my arms stands up and the raised kneeler attached to the church pew directly behind us slams to the ground."
• "As the fact that, for more than a year, whoever approaches the Pope for Communion, have had to kneel down on the kneeler especially placed by the cerimonieri."