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/flawr"euhr, flohr"-/, n.1. a person who lays floors.2. a person, blow, etc., that knocks someone or something to the floor.3. Informal. something that beats, overwhelms, or confounds.[1785-95; FLOOR + -ER1]
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floorer — floor·er … English syllables
floorer — /ˈflɔrə/ (say flawruh) noun 1. someone who lays floors. 2. a person or thing, as a blow, that knocks to the floor. 3. Colloquial something that beats, overwhelms, or confounds …
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