forcer
Agent noun of force.
Noun
- Agent noun of force.
- The solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by which water is forced in a pump.
- A small hand pump for sinking pits, draining cellars, etc.
- A bell-shaped lidded pot for growing rhubarb, used to limit photosynthesis by excluding light, encouraging early-season growth and blanched stems.
Origin
Etymology tree English force Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English forcer From force + -er.