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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdépiqueur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: de-pi-kur
"Le dépiqueur retire les bobines pleines du métier à filer."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who removes full packages of yarn or thread from a spinning frame or loom.
"The mill employed several young doffers to keep the production line moving continuously." - 2
A mechanical device on a carding machine or spinning frame used to remove the web or fibers.
"The technician adjusted the speed of the doffer to improve the carding efficiency."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'doff' (to take off, from 'do off'), combined with the agent suffix '-er'. Originating in the textile industry during the early Industrial Revolution, it historically referred to both the textile worker who removed full bobbins from spinning frames and the mechanical device that performs the same function.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Doffer" is said worldwide
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dépiqueur
Transliteration: de-pi-kur
"Le dépiqueur retire les bobines pleines du métier à filer."
Abnehmer
Transliteration: ap-nae-mer
"Der Abnehmer wechselte die Spulen an der Spinnmaschine aus."
spulatore
Transliteration: spu-la-to-re
"Lo spulatore lavorava incessantemente nel reparto di filatura."
desprendedor
Transliteration: des-pren-de-dor
"El operario actuaba como desprendedor en la fábrica textil."
tirador de bobinas
Transliteration: ti-ra-dor de bo-bi-nas
"O tirador de bobinas operava a máquina de cardagem."
बॉबिन उतारने वाला
Transliteration: bobin utarne wala
"मिल में एक नया बॉबिन उतारने वाला नियुक्त किया गया।"
卸卷工
Transliteration: xiè juǎn gōng
"卸卷工负责取下纺纱机上的满纱管。"
실빼기
Transliteration: sil-ppae-gi
"방적 공장에서 실빼기 작업이 진행 중이다."
精紡管取人
Transliteration: seibōkan-tori-nin
"工場には多くの精紡管取人が働いていた。"
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