FILER
What does "FILER" mean?
A person who files documents or claims, especially in an official process.
Meanings
- A person who submits a formal document, such as a tax return or legal claim. Early filers usually get their tax refunds first.
- A person or device that arranges documents in order for storage. She was a meticulous filer who never lost a single contract.
- One who uses a file tool to smooth or shape a surface. The metal filer worked the burr off the edge.
Did you know?
- A 'filer' is named after thread: the office word 'file' comes from Latin 'filum', because documents were once literally strung on a wire or string to keep them in sequence.
Word origin
An agent noun from the verb 'file', from Old French 'filer' (to spin thread) and Latin 'filum' (thread), originally referring to stringing documents on a thread or wire.
Remember it
FILER = one who FILEs; add '-r' to the verb, like a baker bakes and a filer files.
A little poem
Paper after paper, slotted, named-
the filer builds a quiet wall of order
against the flood that has no shame.
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Wordplay
- The carpenter and the accountant both called themselves filers - one smoothed edges, the other smoothed deadlines.
What it teaches
Order is invisible until it's missing; the filer's quiet work is felt only in its absence.
Quick facts
What does FILER mean?
A person who files documents or claims, especially in an official process.
Is FILER a valid word?
Yes — FILER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FILER?
FILER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does FILER come from?
An agent noun from the verb 'file', from Old French 'filer' (to spin thread) and Latin 'filum' (thread), originally referring to stringing documents on a thread or wire.
What can FILER teach us?
Order is invisible until it's missing; the filer's quiet work is felt only in its absence.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.