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See also: Filer

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Etymology

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From file +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪlɚ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪlə(ɹ)

Noun

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filer (plural filers)

  1. Agent noun of file; one who files something.
  2. (computing) A software program for managing files.
    • 1983 February 28, InfoWorld, volume 5, number 9, page 28:
      The filer allows users to format and copy disks and to include a run-time UCSD Pascal operating system.

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  • OED2

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin fīlāre. Derivable from fil +‎ -er.

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Verb

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filer

  1. (transitive) to spin (a web)
  2. (transitive) to thread through (a crowd)
  3. (intransitive) to spin a thread (of syrup, or syrup-like substances)
  4. (intransitive, informal) to leave, to get going, to scram, to slip through
    Synonyms: se tailler, se barrer, se casser
  5. (transitive, informal) to pass, to hand, to give
    Synonyms: passer, donner
    Tu pourrais me filer le sel, s’il-te-plaît ?
    Can you gimme the salt, please?
  6. (nautical, transitive) to ease a line
  7. (transitive) (police) to tail, track
    • 1920, Maurice Leblanc, Les Dents du tigrefr.Wikisource:
      - Il a averti le préfet ? - Parbleu, et le préfet a donné l’ordre aux camarades de vous filer.
      - He warned the Prefect? - Hell, the Prefect ordered his lads to shadow you.
  8. (transitive, Louisiana) to season and thicken gumbo with filé powder

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hungarian fillér.

Noun

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filer m (plural fileri)

  1. fillér

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Swedish

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Noun

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filer

  1. indefinite plural of fil