Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chafer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: chafer
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who chafes.

noun

A vessel for heating water; hence, a dish or pan.

noun

A vessel for holding burning coals or hot water used as a warmer.

noun

Any of several scarab beetles, including the cockchafer, leaf chafer, and rose chafer.

Example Sentences

"A chafer of water to cool the ends of the irons."
"Enter Mephoſtophilis with the Chafer of fire. / Meph. See Fauſtus here is fire, ſet it on."
"He who torments the Chafers sprite Weaves a Bower in endleſs Night"

Etymology

From Middle English chaufour, chafour, from Anglo-Norman chaufour, from Latin calefactōrium; equivalent to chafe + -er.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: chaufour, calefactōrium, chafur, ċeafor, *kefrō

Inflected Forms

chafers (plural)

Derived Forms

goatchafer

Phrases

European chafer flower chafer noble chafer

Questions

What does chafer mean?: One who chafes.
Where does chafer come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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