1. a container used to remove water from a boat
Usage: nautical
2. a person who bails water out of a boat
Usage: nautical
3. a person who provides bail money for someone in legal custody
Usage: legal

Examples

• The sailor grabbed the bailer to remove water from the flooding dinghy.
• She worked as a bailer, frantically scooping water overboard during the storm.
• The defendant’s bailer posted the required bond at the courthouse.
• Keep a bailer in your kayak in case you take on water.
• The experienced bailer knew exactly how to handle the emergency.
• Without a proper bailer, the small boat would have sunk.
• His uncle served as his bailer when he was arrested.