'Girdler' definitions:
Definition of 'Girdler'
From: GCIDE
- Girdler \Gir"dler\, n.
- 1. One who girdles. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A maker of girdles. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) An American longicorn beetle ({Oncideres cingulatus}) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the hickory, and then girdles each branch by gnawing a groove around it, thus killing it to provide suitable food for the larv[ae]. [1913 Webster]