Mangler

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mangler \Man"gler\, n. [See 1st {Mangle}.]
     One who mangles or tears in cutting; one who mutilates any
     work in doing it.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Mangler \Man"gler\, n. [See 3d {Mangle}.]
     One who smooths with a mangle.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mangler
       n : a person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripples
           [syn: {mutilator}, {maimer}]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  mangler n. [DEC] A manager. Compare {management}. Note that {system
     mangler} is somewhat different in connotation.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  mangler
       
          [DEC] A manager.  Compare {mango}; see also {management}.
          Note that {system mangler} is somewhat different in
          connotation.
       
          [{Jargon File}]