firmer

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noun

A physical exercise or cosmetic product intended to firm part of the body.

“face firmers”

OriginEnglish firm ← Middle English ferme ← Old French ferme →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of firm: more firm

    to put on a firmer footing

    1 more example

    "The DfT appears to have put things on a firmer footing, but the path is littered with cautionary tales of transport projects that later went off the rails.

    2022 August 10, Mel Holley, “Network News: Question marks over TransPennine upgrade spending”, in RAIL, number 963, page 24
nounfirmer (plural firmers)

plural firmers

  1. A physical exercise or cosmetic product intended to firm part of the body.

    face firmers

  2. A thin chisel with a tang to enter the handle instead of a socket for receiving it.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinfirma
  2. Medieval Latinferma
  3. Old Frenchferme
  4. Middle Englishferme
  5. Englishfirm
  6. Englishfirmer

From firm + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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