buttonholer
The English word “buttonholer” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- One who detains somebody in conversation against their will.
- An attachment for a sewing machine which automates the side-to-side and forward-and-backward motions involved in sewing a buttonhole.
Etymology
From buttonhole + -er.
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