japanner

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noun

Someone who varnishes with japan.

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Meanings

japanner1

nounjapanner (plural japanners)

plural japanners

  1. Someone who varnishes with japan.
  2. archaicA bootblack.

Japanner2

nounJapanner (plural Japanners)

plural Japanners

  1. obsoleteA Japanese person.

    Of the interior of the apartment we occupied, I shall say but little; that little, however, will help to complete the description of a Japanner's dwelling.

    1868, William Dalton, Will Adams, the first Englishman in Japan: a romantic biography, page 39

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
japanese

Origin

From japan + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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