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stemmer

1

[ stem-er ]

noun

  1. a person who removes stems. stem.
  2. a device for removing stems, stem, as from tobacco, grapes, etc.


stemmer

2

[ stem-er ]

noun

  1. an implement for stemming stem or tamping.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stemmer1

First recorded in 1890–95; stem 1 + -er 1

Origin of stemmer2

First recorded in 1855–60; stem 2 + -er 1
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Example Sentences

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The majority of the women who found their way to the military laundry room had left behind jobs as domestic servants or as stemmers in the tobacco factories.

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The cigar maker, the lump manufacturer and the stemmer all find in this State the article just suited to their various purposes.

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The clusters of grapes, still on their stems, are passed through a stemmer.

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These are first crushed or, in case the stems are to be removed, are run through a combined stemmer and crusher.

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Perhaps a quarter of the whole length of the room was prosaically filled with piled tobacco stored ready for the two floors of stemmers.

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