Meanings
- Geoffrey Chaucer, a 14th-century English poet and author, best remembered for The Canterbury Tales; (by extension) his works.
After all, the English hostel owes much of its charms to Chaucer; our associations are of his haunting pictures—his delicate Lady Prioress, his comely young squire, with their pleasant interchange of tale and legend, rise upon the mind's eye in all the fascination of his vivid delineations.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 190
Origin
- Old Frenchchaucier“hose-maker, hosier”
- Middle EnglishChaucer
- EnglishChaucer
From Middle English Chaucer, from Old French chaucier (“hose-maker, hosier”), from chauces (“clothing for the legs, breeches, pantaloons, hose”). Compare the modern loanword chausse.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 喬叟 /乔叟
- 喬叟 /乔叟 (Qiáosǒu)14th-century English poet
Japanese チョーサー
- チョーサー (Chōsā)14th-century English poet
Russian Чо́сер
- Чо́сер (Čóser)14th-century English poet
Ukrainian Чо́сер
- Чо́сер (Čóser)14th-century English poet
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Chaucer
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Chaucer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chaucer
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