kneeler

Meaning

1. A person who kneels.
2. A hassock.
3. An apparatus that permits the loading door of a bus to decrease in height in order to facilitate boarding of passengers that are seniors and physically disadvantaged
4. On a gable-end, the stone (often decorated) at the base of the slope of the gable on either side.

Synonyms

skew

kneestone

Translations

inginocchiatoio

الراكع

γονατίζων

genuflexório

rodillero

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: knelere

In summary

From Middle English knelere, equivalent to kneel + -er.