rimer

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noun

A tool for shaping the rimes of a ladder.

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Meanings

rimer1

nounrimer (plural rimers)

plural rimers

  1. A tool for shaping the rimes of a ladder.

rimer2

nounrimer (plural rimers)

plural rimers

  1. archaicArchaic spelling of rhymer.

Rimer3

proper nounRimer (countable and uncountable, plural Rimers)

plural Rimers

  1. countableuncountableA surname.

Origin

rimer · noun

From rime (“to rhyme”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).

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Rimer · proper noun

* As an English surname, from a medieval form of rhymer (“one who rhymes”). * As a Jewish and German surname, spelling variant of Riemer.

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APA

rimer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rimer

MLA

“rimer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rimer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rimer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rimer.

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