rooter

Meaning

  1. One who, or that which, roots; one that tears up by the roots.
  2. A type of heavy machinery similar to a plow for breaking up soil, concrete, asphalt, etc.
  3. A blade for producing a narrow groove in a piece of wood.
  4. A device for boring a pathway through a blocked drain or sewer.
  5. One who roots or rummages through something.
  6. A type of malware that obtains and runs using privileged access, bypassing normal security systems.
  7. One who holds a primary or founding position in an enterprise.
  8. A plant, viewed in terms of how it establishes its roots.

Etymology

From root + -er.

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