oncer

O1N1C3E1R1
US/ˈwʌnsɚ/

noun

A one-pound note.

Scrabble 7

Meanings

oncer1

nounoncer (plural oncers)

plural oncers

  1. historicalinformalA one-pound note.
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    On whatever point Jane’s eyes rested, through whichever line her gaze ran, she saw cheques being signed, credit-card counterfoils being scrawled across, standing orders being arranged, and cash – wholesome dosh, ponies, monkies, oncers, coins of the realm – flowing around like mercury, like some element.

    1993, Will Self, My Idea of Fun
  2. poeticA person who does something once.

    Could he but once see Nature as / In truth she is for ever, / What oncer would not fall in love?

    1944, W. H. Auden, The Sea and the Mirror: A Commentary on Shakespeare's The Tempest, Part 1. Prospero to Ariel
  3. informalA single sexual encounter between two individuals, a one-night stand.
  4. informalA person with whom one shares a single sexual encounter, a one-night stand.

Oncer2

nounOncer (plural Oncers)

plural Oncers

  1. slanglifestyleA fan of the television series Once Upon a Time.

    A horde of 'Oncers' from all over the continent are descending on little Steveston/Storybrooke this weekend.

    2015 October 2, “Contents”, in Richmond News, page A3
    2 more examples

    And fun because, well, he gets to interact with “Oncers” at fan events like PaleyFest and Comic Con […]

    2013 June, Hiko Mitsuzuka, “Charmed & Generous: Josh Dallas”, in Bello, number 47, page 14

    Katy Lewis, a resident of Whitehorse, Yukon, is a 'Oncer'—a super fan of the popular TV show Once Upon a Time.

    2014, Matthew Hoekstra, "Once draws super fans to Steveston", The Richmond Review, 21 March 2014, page 1 (image caption)

Origin

oncer · noun

From once + -er (relational suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).

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APA

oncer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oncer

MLA

“oncer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oncer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oncer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oncer.

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