Etymology

smiler

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Today it means: Someone who smiles. Full definition →

Middle English smyler
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smiler · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromsmyler
  2. English todaysmiler

From Middle English smyler, smylere; equivalent to smile + -er.

Smiler · noun2

The singer was born Destiny Hope Cyrus but nicknamed Smiley (later Miley) by her parents because she often smiled as a baby; hence smile + -er.

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