dredger Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging

WordNet

Dredg"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who fishes with a dredge.
  2. A dredging machine.
Dredg"er noun
Definitions
  1. (Cookery) A box with holes in its lid; -- used for sprinkling flour, as on meat or a breadboard; -- called also dredging box, drudger, and drudging box.

Webster 1913