Borer

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. A tool used for drilling.
3. A knife fit for a stabbing.
   Multicultural-London-English, slang
4. A person who bores or drills; a person employed to drill bore holes.
5. A tedious person, who bores others; a bore.
6. An insect or insect larva that bores into wood.
7. One of the many types of mollusc that bore into soft rock.
8. A cyclostome, such as a hagfish, which bores into injured, dead, or decaying sea creatures to feed on their flesh.
9. The penetrating root of a parasitic plant.

Equivalents

Examples

“The boree has been heard from frequently since the Renaissance, and his sentiments have⟳ undergone little change⟳. The borer hasn't had much to say⟳ for himself.”

“Rennie was an expert on boredom, having done a piece on it for Pandora's “Relationships” column in which she claimed that there were two people involved in boredom, not just one: the borer and the boree.”

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