faxer

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noun

One who sends a fax.

OriginEnglish fax ← Latin fac simile ← Proto-Italic *semalis →
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Meanings

nounfaxer (plural faxers)

plural faxers

  1. One who sends a fax.

    I don't want to refinance my house, invest in penny stocks, buy insurance, or do any of the other things those faxers are pushing, and I surely don't want to pay for their unwanted sales pitch!

    2006, Sandra Felton, Organizing Magic: 40 Days to a Well-Ordered Home and Life, page 80

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  4. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  5. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  6. Latinfacio
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sem-h₂-lo-
  9. Proto-Italic*semalis
  10. Latinsimilis
  11. Latinfac simile
  12. Englishfacsimileclip.
  13. Englishfax
  14. Englishfaxer

From fax + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

refax
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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