# borer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɔːɹə/ · frequency rank #50,994

## Definitions
1. A tool used for drilling.
2. A knife fit for a stabbing.
3. A person who bores or drills; a person employed to drill bore holes.
4. A tedious person, who bores others; a bore.
5. An insect or insect larva that bores into wood.
6. One of the many types of mollusc that bore into soft rock.
7. A cyclostome, such as a hagfish, which bores into injured, dead, or decaying sea creatures to feed on their flesh.
8. The penetrating root of a parasitic plant.

## Etymology
From bore + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/borer