buttonholer

noun — 2 senses

buttonholer

noun

Etymology From buttonhole + -er.

1

One who detains somebody in conversation against their will.

2

An attachment for a sewing machine which automates the side-to-side and forward-and-backward motions involved in sewing a buttonhole.

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