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buttoner

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English

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Etymology

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From button +‎ -er.

Noun

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buttoner (plural buttoners)

  1. One who buttons something.
  2. Any device used to fasten buttons to a garment.
  3. A manufacturer of buttons.
  4. (slang, dated) A con man's apprentice.

References

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  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

Anagrams

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