Comber

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkəʊmÉ™/
• US enPR: kōʹmÉ™r, IPA: /ˈkoÊŠmÉš/
• Homophones: coma (in non-rhotic accents)

comb + -er

Full definition of comber

Noun

1. A person who combs wool, etc.
2. A machine that combs wool, etc.
3. A long, curving wave breaking on the shore.

Synonyms

• (long curving wave) breaker

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkÉ’mbÉ™/
• US enPR: kämʹbÉ™r, IPA: /ˈkÉ‘mbÉš/

Noun

1. , the gaper, a fish found in European waters.

Derived terms

• brown comber
• painted comber
• comber wrasse