Definitions for reeler

reeler reel·er

Spelling: [ree-ler]
IPA: /ˈri lər/

Reeler is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 23 anagrams from letters in reeler (eeelrr).

Definitions for reeler

noun

  1. a person or thing that reels.
  2. a machine for burnishing the exterior and interior of seamless tubing.

Origin of reeler

First recorded in 1590-1600; reel1 + -er1

Examples for reeler

Faults in quality or mistakes made in the spinning-room are often credited to the winder, beamer or reeler.

So the reeler keeps adding fresh fibres, being careful always that his thread is running uniform all the time.

Every time they told him it was wonderful, he would say, "That's nothing," and come right back with a five reeler.

The reeler begins to wind where the end of the filament becomes strong.

Another grave defect in the estimates alluded to is that all the profit is assumed to be paid to the reeler.

The reeler is careful to remove any slight adhesions, by the application of a brush in the progress of her work.

She saw what it meant to be a doffer, a reeler, a silk-twister.

It is only after a long apprenticeship that a reeler succeeds in throwing the end properly.

It is, therefore, quite a hopeless task to reel silk unless the reeler is skilled.

It is at this moment that the real difficulties of the reeler begin.

Word Value for reeler
Scrable

6

Words with friends

7

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