meader

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noun

A mower.

OriginMiddle English *medere ← Old English mǣþere →
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Meanings

meader1

nounmeader (plural meaders)

plural meaders

  1. UKdialectalA mower.

meader2

nounmeader (plural meaders)

plural meaders

  1. obsoleteMeadow.

Meader3

proper nounMeader (plural Meaders)

plural Meaders · alternative Meador · alternative Meeder

  1. A surname.

Origin

meader · noun

  1. Old Englishmǣþere“a mower”
  2. Middle English*medere
  3. Englishmeader

From Middle English *medere, from Old English mǣþere (“a mower”), equivalent to math + -er.

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Meader · proper noun

From mead + -er, either a topographic surname for someone who lived by a meadow or an occupational surname for a brewer or seller of mead.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

readmeremadeMaederMadereredame
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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