1A person who pieces something together or patches something up.
Example sentencesExamples
The two assigned numbers may be divided between a piecer and a quilter or awarded to individuals within a group as determined by that group.
I'm not a piecer, but that doesn't mean I don't piece… I do.
He was responsible for disciplining and paying the piecers on a time rate, so he stood to gain from the increased pace of work.
1.1historical A person, often a child, employed in a spinning mill to join the ends of broken threads.
〈史〉（纺织）接线童工
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The number of cardings a piecer has through his fingers in a day is very great; each piecing requires three or four rubs, over a space of three or four inches.
Kirsty had a job as a piecer, joining broken threads, a very tiring and boring life.
Further expressions of concern for his family and future generations came from a male weaver whose son was a piecer.
At the age of six I became a piecer. In the spring of 1840, I began to feel some painful symptoms in my right wrist, arising from the general weakness of my joints, brought on in the factories.
At the age of six I became a piecer. I regularly worked at the weaving machine till I could hardly get home.
Rhymes
Lisa, Nerissa, Raisa, releaser
Definition of piecer in US English:
piecer
nounˈpisərˈpēsər
1A person who patches or creates a garment or other item from pieces of fabric.
（服装）拼合工（用几片织物拼制成服装的人）
Example sentencesExamples
The two assigned numbers may be divided between a piecer and a quilter or awarded to individuals within a group as determined by that group.
He was responsible for disciplining and paying the piecers on a time rate, so he stood to gain from the increased pace of work.
I'm not a piecer, but that doesn't mean I don't piece… I do.
1.1historical A child employed in a spinning mill to join the ends of broken threads.
〈史〉（纺织）接线童工
Example sentencesExamples
At the age of six I became a piecer. I regularly worked at the weaving machine till I could hardly get home.
Kirsty had a job as a piecer, joining broken threads, a very tiring and boring life.
At the age of six I became a piecer. In the spring of 1840, I began to feel some painful symptoms in my right wrist, arising from the general weakness of my joints, brought on in the factories.
Further expressions of concern for his family and future generations came from a male weaver whose son was a piecer.
The number of cardings a piecer has through his fingers in a day is very great; each piecing requires three or four rubs, over a space of three or four inches.