Edger
/ˈɛdʒər/noun
A tool or machine used for trimming or finishing an edge.
Did you know?“Edger” is a straightforward tool-word formed from “edge,” and “edge” ultimately goes back to a Germanic root for a sharp cutting boundary — the place where things are separated, controlled, and made precise.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*agjō
“edge, blade, sharp border”
Old English
OE
ecg
“edge, blade of a sword”
Middle English
ME
egge
“edge, sharp side”
Modern English
English
edge
“the outside limit or border of something; a sharp side”
Modern English
English
edger
“a tool or machine for trimming an edge”