shedder

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Middle English scheder (“killer”); equivalent to shed + -er.

Never shall I be called, I promise thee, an unnecessary shedder of blood. — Imaginary Conversations and Poems: A Selection, Walter Savage Landor
“I am a priest,” he cried unsteadily, “and a priest should be no shedder of blood. — The innocence of Father Brown, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
The Hardwoods, or Broadleaves, sometimes called Shedders, have broad leaves that are shed in the fall; they bear nuts or berries and have hard wood. — Woodland Tales, Ernest Thompson Seton

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