rooter
The English word “rooter” has 9 meanings listed here.
noun
- One who, or that which, roots; one that tears up by the roots.
- A type of heavy machinery similar to a plow for breaking up soil, concrete, asphalt, etc.
- A blade for producing a narrow groove in a piece of wood.
- A device for boring a pathway through a blocked drain or sewer.
- One who roots or rummages through something.
- A type of malware that obtains and runs using privileged access, bypassing normal security systems.
- One who holds a primary or founding position in an enterprise.
- A plant, viewed in terms of how it establishes its roots.
- One who roots for, or applauds, something.
Etymology
From root + -er.
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