(n.) One who wears or carries as appendant to the body; as, the wearer of a cloak, a sword, a crown, a shackle, etc.
(n.) That which wastes or diminishes.
Example Sentences:
(1) Neither did the degree of dysfunction in complete denture wearers vary with the condition of their prostheses.
(2) The measurement is used to control a sensory feedback device applied to the surface of the skin within the socket of the prosthesis informing the wearer of the strength of grip exerted.
(3) The amount he is being paid for three short columns a week would “only get you sandal wearers all upset” if revealed, he says.
(4) The study showed surprising results: in the majority of cases, the helmet does not protect the wearer, but instead intensifies the damage caused by the bullet.
(5) It renders images on a split screen to simulate a stereoscopic view for the wearer, much like 3D TVs and 3D spectacles in cinemas.
(6) No differences in taste thresholds were found between denture wearers and subjects with natural dentition.
(7) Bacterial contamination of lens care systems is well known as a potential cause of keratitis in contact lens wearers.
(8) A young female contact lens wearer presented with a long history of painful central corneal ulcer.
(9) 380 patients, aged 19-41, 60% of whom were wearers of Gravigard, and 40% wearers of Copper T, were observed for a total of 5000 woman cycles.
(10) 244 denture wearers claimed they were satisfied although only 11 dentures could be rated 'good' and 67% of complete dentures were 'poor'.
(11) The PHAP has been evaluated using groups consisting mainly of elderly hearing aid wearers having mild to moderate hearing impairments.
(12) Controversy exists as to whether patients who are asymptomatic, long term PMMA contact lens wearers demonstrating an acceptable clinical ocular response should be routinely refit into hard gas permeable lenses.
(13) One-half of a population of wearers with similar protection would be expected to experience long-term average workplace protection factors in excess of 44 and one-half below that value.
(14) Studies of extended-wear and daily-wear contact lens patients strongly suggest that extended-wear patients face a greater risk of ulcerative keratitis than other cosmetic contact lens wearers.
(15) The black and Latino communities have been gelling down baby hairs – the shorter, softer hairs on the hairline – for decades, but the styling technique was filed by the fashion world under “ghetto” until its wearers were white.
(16) Sometimes these slogans proclaim the wearer's enjoyment of football ("Keep calm and play football!")
(17) Endometrial biopsies were performed in asymptomatic IUD wearers on specific days of the menstrual cycle, and the histologic features were compared to those expected for the day of the cycle.
(18) Twelve of 16 dissatisified bifocal contact lens wearers (75%) were successfully fit with the Tangent Streak trifocal.
(19) It was hypothesized that nonseat-belt wearers were more likely to be externally oriented than seat-belt wearers but this was not confirmed.
(20) The study has revealed that candida infection and poor denture cleanliness are very common in elderly denture wearers.
Weaser
Definition:
(n.) The American merganser; -- called also weaser sheldrake.