Definition of "weeder" []

• One that removes weeds, as from a garden. (noun)

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• "The weeder is a cousin to the push hoe and has a zigzag blade for cutting off young weeds which are just starting above ground."
• "If you are a "weeder," you'll favour abolition of all HRCs."
• "The schools want a certain amount of failures in these large "weeder" classes, because giving a diploma to everyone who pays waters down the value of the diploma."