buttonholer
nounEtymology 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.
noun — 2 senses
Etymology From buttonhole + -er.
One who detains somebody in conversation against their will.
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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