gammer

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UK/ɡæmə/

noun

An old woman.

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Meanings

noungammer (plural gammers)

plural gammers

  1. obsoleteAn old woman.

    If thou return not, Gammer o'er her pail Will sing in sorrow, 'neath the brinded cow, And Gaffer sigh over his nut-brown ale […]

    1845, Thomas Cooper, The Purgatory of Suicides, Book the Fourth, Stanza IX

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
carlinecronegrimalkinold ladyold woman

Origin

Reduction of godmother or grandmother.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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