Etymology

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Today it means: Someone or something which cans. Full definition →

Middle English canner
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canner · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromcanner“maker of cans”
  2. English todaycanner

From Middle English canner (“maker of cans”), originally from the noun canne and equivalent to can + -er (occupational suffix). The modern senses reflect other meanings of the suffix -er.

Canner · proper noun2

Occupational surname for a maker or seller of cans, from can + -er.

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