Definition

1. Noun:
   • A garden tool for cutting grass around the edges of a yard: An "edger" is a handheld or wheeled tool designed to create a clean, sharp border between a lawn and another surface, such as a sidewalk, driveway, or garden bed.
   • A person who puts finishing edges on a garment: An "edger" is a worker, typically in tailoring or manufacturing, whose job is to apply or finish the edges of fabric items, such as by hemming, binding, or serging.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Tool):
  • I used an edger to trim the grass along the sidewalk.
  • A good edger makes maintaining neat lawn borders much easier.
• Noun (Person):
  • The factory employs several skilled edgers to finish the seams on the jackets.
  • As an edger, her precision with the sewing machine was remarkable.

Advanced Usage

• "Power edger": A motorized version of the garden tool, often gas or electric.
  • For large properties, a power edger is more efficient than a manual one.

Variants and Related Words

• Edge (verb): To provide with an edge or border; to move gradually.
  • He edged the lawn with a manual tool.
• Edging (noun): The material or action that forms an edge.
  • The brick edging defines the flower bed.

Synonyms

• Border trimmer (for the garden tool).
• Hemmer or finisher (for the person working on garments).

Related Phrases

• "Lawn edger": A common compound term specifying the garden tool.
  • He bought a new lawn edger for spring cleanup.

Noun

1. garden tool for cutting grass around the edges of a yard
2. a person who puts finishing edges on a garment