borer

Definition of Borer in English :

a drill for penetrating rock

2. borer, woodborer

any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Borer

noun

1.

a machine or hand tool for boring holes

2.

any of various insects, insect larvae, molluscs, or crustaceans that bore into rock or plant material, esp wood

See also woodborer, cornborer, marine borer, rock borer

noun

1.

a tool for boring or drilling

2.

a person whose work is to bore holes

3.

an insect or its larval worm that bores holes in trees, fruit, etc.

4.

a shipworm

n.

1. A tool used for drilling.

2. An insect or insect larva, such as a corn borer, that bores chiefly into the stems and trunks of plants.

3. Any of various mollusks that bore into soft rock or wood.