flaker

noun

flak·​er

ˈflākə(r)

plural -s

: one that flakes: such as

a

: a person that produces flint flakes for striking fire or that manufactures flaked stone implements

b

: a worker who places cleaned fish on flakes for drying

c

or flaking mill : a machine for reducing material (as cereal grain, fish, soap, or ice) to flakes

d

: a prehistoric implement of bone or other material used to press off flakes of stone in making stone implements

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