gadder
One who roves about idly, a rambling gossip.
Noun
- One who roves about idly, a rambling gossip.
- He was no gadder abroad, credible Authors avouching that he never went out of his Cell; though both Cambridge and Rome pretend to his habitation. - a. 1662 (date written), Thomas Fuller, “Durham”, in The History of the...
Origin
Etymology tree English gad 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 gadder From gad (“gallivant”) + -er.
Forms
Noun business, mining
- A drilling or perforating machine or apparatus for mining and mineral exploration.
Origin
Etymology tree English gad 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 gadder From gad (“pointed metal tool”) + -er.