geer

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proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

geer1

noungeer (countable and uncountable, plural geers)

plural geers

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableObsolete form of gear.

    For instance, the pressure of the roller may be increased by the aid of levers or the hydraulic cylinder, and geering by a pair of conical pulleys maybe applied to adapt the power to the increased size of the bale, &c.

    1847, editorial staff, “Packing and Pressing Cotton”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 68

Geer2

proper nounGeer (plural Geers)

plural Geers

  1. A surname.

Origin

* As an English surname, spelling variant of Geary * As a German surname, from Ger (“spear”) * As a Dutch surname, from van den Geer, from geer (“headland”)

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Geregreeeger
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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