sayer

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noun

One who says; one who makes announcements; a crier.

OriginEnglish say ← Middle English seien ← Old English seċġan →
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Meanings

sayer1

nounsayer (plural sayers)

plural sayers

  1. One who says; one who makes announcements; a crier.

Sayer2

proper noun

alternative Sare · alternative Sear

  1. An English surname originating as an occupation common in Sussex.

Origin

sayer · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷ-éye-ti
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷ-h₁-yé-ti
  4. Proto-Germanic*sagjaną
  5. Proto-West Germanic*saggjan
  6. Old Englishseċġan
  7. Middle Englishseien
  8. Englishsay
  9. Englishsayer

From say + -er.

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Sayer · proper noun

  1. Middle Englishsay
  2. EnglishSayer

Of multiple origins, including an occupational surname for a sawyer, or an assayer of metals, or a seller of serge cloth ( Middle English say), or a sewer.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

yearsAyersayresSayreSearyresayarseySareyRasey
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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