Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

namer

/ˈneɪm.ɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: namer
IPA: /ˈneɪm.ɚ/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who names, or calls by name.

Example Sentences

""Tony, I'm the executive director of S.H.I.E.L.D., the Strategic Homeland Intelligence, Enforcement, and Logistics Division," explained Fury. Tony nodded. […] "Want a tip? Fire your namer of things, because that's a mouthful.""
"It was that veteran namer of geological periods Charles Lyell who coined the term Pleistocene."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Germanic *namô Proto-West Germanic *namō Old English nama Middle English name English name Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English namer From name + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈneɪm.ɚ/
British English: /ˈneɪm.ə/

Inflected Forms

namers (plural)

Phrases

name-caller name names

Frequently Paired Words

name-caller name names invoker onomastician onomatologist

Rhymes With

gamer disclaimer kramer cramer tamer lamer framer flamer raymer reclaimer ramer bramer

Questions

How do you pronounce namer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈneɪm.ɚ/.
What does namer mean?: One who names, or calls by name.
Where does namer come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Germanic *namô Proto-West Germanic *namō Old English nama Middle English name English name Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English namer From name + -er.

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