Laidler

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proper noun

A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as an occupation].

UncommonScrabble 8

Meanings

proper nounLaidler (plural Laidlers)

plural Laidlers

  1. A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as an occupation].

Origin

  1. Middle Englishladel“ladle”
  2. EnglishLaidler

Various origins: * A variant of the Scottish surname Laidlaw. * Occupational surname for a maker of ladles, from an agent derivative of Middle English ladel (“ladle”).

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APA

Laidler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laidler

MLA

“Laidler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laidler. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Laidler,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laidler.

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