ammer

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UK/ˈæ.mə/US/ˈæ.mɚ/

noun

The yellowhammer; yellow bunting; Emberiza citrinella.

Similar
yellow-ammer
OriginMiddle English *amere ← Old English amore →
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Meanings

nounammer (plural ammers)

plural ammers

  1. The yellowhammer; yellow bunting; Emberiza citrinella.

    Synonyms: yellow-ammer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe yellowhammer; yellow bunting; Emberiza citrinella.

Similar
yellow-ammer
Also see
yellowhammer

Origin

  1. Old Englishamore
  2. Middle English*amere
  3. Englishammer

Inherited from Middle English *amere, *ambre, from Old English amore. Alternatively, it may be a clipping of yellowhammer or earlier yelambre. Favored over *hammer due to the influence of its German cognate and synonym Ammer (“bunting”) and its predecessors, Middle High German amer and Old High German amaro.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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