spiller

English

noun
Definitions
  • One who spills.
  • (legal) A party who is liable for spillage, particularly of oil or waste, in a body of water.
  • A square chamber that serves as the section of an industrial fishing net from which captured fish can easily be moved to a fishing boat.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English spiller suffix from English spill.

Origin

English

spill

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