dorter

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/ˈdɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/

noun

A bedroom or dormitory, especially in a monastery.

OriginMiddle English dortour ← Old French dortoir ← Latin dormitorium →
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Meanings

noundorter (plural dorters)

plural dorters · alternative dortour · alternative dortoir

  1. historicalA bedroom or dormitory, especially in a monastery.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dormitory

Origin

  1. Latindormitorium“dormitory”
  2. Old Frenchdortoir
  3. Middle Englishdortour
  4. Englishdorter

From Middle English dortour, from Old French dortoir, dortour (modern dortoir), from Latin dormitorium (“dormitory”). Doublet of dormitorium and dormitory.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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