Meanings
proper nounKaefer (plural Kaefers)
plural Kaefers
- A surname.
As a young woman, Florence Kaefer was a teacher at Norway House Residential School.
2017, Jula Hughes, “8: The New Victoms: Perpetrators before the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission”, in Brieg Capitaine and Karine Vanthuyne, editors, Power Through Testimony: Reframing Residential Schools in the Age of Reconciliation, →ISBN, page 1911 more example
Before embarking on her trip, Kaefer expected to find a pan-Antarctic vocabulary, but quickly discovered there were distinct colloquialisms within each station.
2024 June 20, Eva Corlett, “Fidlets, fingies and riding a doo: study sheds light on Antarctic English slang”, in The Guardian
Origin
Variant of Kafer.
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Kaefer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kaefer
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“Kaefer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kaefer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kaefer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kaefer.
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