bailer

1 of 2

noun (1)

bail·​er ˈbā-lər 

plural bailers

: a device used to bail out a boat

The canoe was badly cracked, and she could not make it water-tight; but a calabash made from a coconut she stored on board for a bailer.

—Jack London

bailer

2 of 2

noun (2)

bail·​er ˈbā-lər 

variant spelling of bailor

: a person who delivers personal property to another in trust

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1877, in the meaning defined above