flooder

noun5

1. •
   (informal) Something that tends to flood.

   • The Director of Works and Mr. John Locket confirmed the fact that this River is a "terrible flooder." — 1921
2. •
   (Internet) A person who floods message boards, chat rooms etc. with unwanted or repetitive comments.

   • The flooder may be seeking attention ("see what I can do!") or trying to disrupt the socializing in the rooms. — 1998
3. •
   A channel or device for carrying and controlling water used in flood irrigation.

   • When we got the water raised to a sufficient height, we formed a main conducting flooder along the head of the ridges, and made small feeders from it to conduct the water occasionally into each ridge. — 1844
4. •
   A device for controlling or maintaining the flow of liquid.

   • The flooder pipes are connected through cocks to a supply header on the aisle side of the dehumidifier. — 1934
5. •
   (informal) A person employed to handle issues arising from flooding.

   • You know, Dan, that's the man I rowed with all day, never did know I had a peg leg in that big boot, and that I wasn't really a flooder. — 1941