keyer

K5E1Y4E1R1

noun

One who, or that which, keys.

OriginEnglish key ← Middle English keye ← Old English cǣġ →
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Meanings

keyer1

nounkeyer (plural keyers)

plural keyers

  1. One who, or that which, keys.
  2. A device for signalling by pressing keys or switches.
  3. broadcastingA device that replaces a fixed colour in the image with some other picture or background; chromakeyer.

keyer2

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of key: more key

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*kaiju
  2. Old Englishcǣġ
  3. Middle Englishkeye
  4. Englishkey
  5. Englishkeyer

From key + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rekeyKreyeKyreereeky
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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