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nimmer

/nˈɪmɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
nim-mer
IPA
/nˈɪmɚ/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A petty thief.

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

From Middle English nimere, equivalent to nim (“to filch, steal”) + -er. Cognate with Dutch nemer (“taker”), German Nehmer (“taker”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

nimmers (plural)

Rhymes With

swimmer simmer zimmer glimmer shimmer slimmer trimmer dimmer rimmer timur skimmer schwimmer

Questions

How do you pronounce nimmer?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɪmɚ/.
What does nimmer mean?
A petty thief.
Where does nimmer come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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