firer

F4I1R1E1R1

noun

A person who fires a weapon; a shooter.

OriginEnglish fire ← Middle English fyr ← Old English fȳr →
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Meanings

nounfirer (plural firers)

plural firers

  1. A person who fires a weapon; a shooter.
  2. A person responsible for firing staff; a person who fires another.
  3. A pyromaniac.
  4. A person who fires pottery.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Germanic*fōr
  3. Proto-West Germanic*fuir
  4. Old Englishfȳr
  5. Middle Englishfyr
  6. Englishfire
  7. Englishfirer

From fire + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with firer

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Anagrams

Ferrifrier
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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